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title: 'A Dakota-English Dictionary'
type: pdf
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authors:
- 'Stephen Return Riggs'
date: 1892-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Dictionary, Grammar, and Foreign Languages'
- 'Language'
scriptures:
- 'Genesis 11'
- 'Acts 2'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/riggs-1892-a-dakota-english-dictionary
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# A Dakota-English Dictionary

Preface to S. R. Riggs' Dakota-English Dictionary (Smithsonian 1892), outlining its history, contributors, dialectal notes, and editorial decisions. Includes alphabet and phonetic guidance.

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