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Powell (John Wesley) — continued. 
XIV. Trees, shrubs, fruits, &c., 8 words. 
XV. The firmament, meteorologie find other physical phenomena and oli. 
jects, 41 words. 
XVI. Geographic terms, 8 words. 
XVII. Geographic names. 
XVIII. Colors, 13 words. 
XIX. Numerals: 
Cardinal numbers, 58 words (1-1000). 
Ordinal numbers, 80 words. 
Numeral adverbs denoting repetition of action, 23 words. 
Multiplicatives, 22 words. 
Pistributives, 23 words. 
XX. Measures. 
XXI. Divisions of time, 29 words. 
XXII. Standard of value. 
XXIII. New words, 84 words. 
XXIV. Phrases and sentences, 545 phrases, &c. 
3057 Smithsonian Institution— Bureau of Ethnology | J. W. 
Powell Director | Introduction | to the | Study of Indian Lan- 
guages I with I Words Phrases and Sentences to be collected | By 
J. W. Powell I Second edition — with charts | 
Washington | Government PriutiugOfiice | 1880 | B. ba.we. jnT. 
Pp. i-xii, 1-228, and 8 unnumbered, ruled U. 4*^. Between pp.74 and 75 two 
leaves are inserted, paged 74 a, 74 ft, and 74 e; reverse of the latter, blank. 
"The progress made by various students, and the studies made by the author, 
alike require that a new edition be prepared to meet the more advanced wants 
and to embody the results of wider studies. Under these circumstances the 
present edition is published. It does not purport to be a philosophic treatment 
of the subject of language; it is not a comparative gramnuir of Indian tongues; 
it is simply a series of explanations of certain characteristics almost universally 
found by students of Indian languages — the explanations being of such a char- 
acter as experience has shown would best meet the wants of persons practically 
at work in the field on languages with which they are unfamiliar. The book is 
a body of directions for collectors." — Extract from Preface. 
Experience had demonstrated the propriety of some changes in the alphabet 
and a considerable enlargement of the scheme as given in the lir.st edition of the 
work, and in the second Major Powell has made manj* modifications. The 
schedule of relationship being so large, graphic representation was considered 
necessary, and charts were prepared which it was thought both the student and 
the Indian could follow with comparative ease. 
As in the first edition, blank spaces are given after each schedule for such 
additions as may suggest themselves to the collector; and, further to facilitate 
the work, separate alphabet cards of convenient size accompany the volume. 
Chapter I. — On tiik Alphabet. 
Page. 
Vowels - 4 
Diphthongs 5 
Consonants G 
Mutes 6 
Nasals 7 
Spirants B 
Sibilants 
