Cover title: Eskimo St. Mark

Title in English on t.p. verso

"This version has been adapted to the use of the "Copper" Eskimo of Coronation Gulf by means of interlinear renderings printed in smaller type. These Eskimo should read the lower line of the alternative renderings, and, in addition, always pronounce the letter s as h, and change the final t of all plural nouns or verbs to n; e.g., in verse 1 of chapter i. 'tussanaktut' should be read as 'tussanaktun'"--t.p. verso

"Printed in Great Britain by Messrs. Billing and Sons"--colophon

"Translated by H. Girling, Canadian Anglican Mission, and published in the Mackenzie dialect, with footnotes to make it intelligible to the Copper Eskimos. The text had numerous compromises arising from the attempt to adapt from one dialect to another. The Gospel, however, was not acceptable to the Copper Eskimos"--Book of a Thousand Tongues (2nd ed.)

Amerindian aggregation; Eskimo family; Eskimo language; Mackenzie River & Copper River dialects--MBS bookplate

Book of a Thousand Tongues (2nd ed.)

Massachusetts Bible Society

Accession No.598--MBS bookplate

Accession date:June 1, 1931--MBS bookplate

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