The Mi’kmaw Grammar of Father Pacifique

Francis, B., & Hewson, J. (Eds. & Trans.). (2012). The Mi'kmaw Grammar of Father Pacifique (new ed.). Sydney, NS: Cape Breton University Press. (Original work published 1939)

200 pp.

ISBN  189700950X, 9781897009505

Transcribed, Translated, Edited and Updated by Bernard Francis and John Hewson.

A tradition of Mi’kmaw grammatical studies by missionary priests spans nearly 300 years, from the days of Father Maillard, who died in 1762, to Father Pacifique Buisson. First published in 1939, the Grammar is now updated to the contemporary Mi’kmaw Smith-Francis orthography.

Document Date
2012
Added to Archives 2013
Document Type
Book