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Beiträge zur Ethnographie (1867) is Carl von Martius' colourful and personal memoir of his travels to Brazil in the years 1817-1820. Although better known as a botanist, Martius here ventures into the territory of ethnographic and linguistic studies, writing about the indigenous peoples of the Americas and Brazil. Volume 2 is a dictionary of different dialects of the Tupi language as well as various other South American dialects, as encountered by Martius himself, with Portuguese and German equivalents. A dictionary of the Tupi language was first compiled by the Jesuits who wished to establish a common language for various groups of the native population. As a botanist Martius was particularly interested in collecting the names of various animals and plants, and these were included by him together with the names of the locations in which the Tupi Indians settled.
Synopsis
An 1867 dictionary of dialects of the Brazilian Tupi language, with Portuguese and German equivalents.
Synopsis
Beiträge zur Ethnographie (1867) is the German scientist Carl von Martius' colourful and personal memoir of his early travels to Brazil in the years 1817-1820. Volume 2 contains a dictionary of different dialects of the Tupi language with Portuguese and German equivalents, including many plant and animal names.
Synopsis
Beiträge zur Ethnographie (1867) is Carl von Martius' colourful and personal memoir of his travels to Brazil in the years 1817-1820.
Table of Contents
Volume I: Preface; 1. Die Vergangenheit und Zukunft der amerikanischen Menschheit; 2. Von dem Rechtszustande unter den Ureinwohnern Brasiliens; 3. Die indianischen Völkerschaften, Stämme und Horden in Brasilien und einigen benachbarten Gebieten, Land und Leute; Register; Volume II: Preface; Avertencia; Lingua Tupi; Glossaia aliarum aliquot linguarum.