John Smith and William Strachey compiled short dictionaries (word lists) of the Powhatan language in the period 1612 to 1624, but these lists were far from complete.
A Spanish Franciscan priest wrote the first Nahuatl (Aztec) grammar in 1547, but this was not specifically a dictionary. Nahuatl dictionaries were produced by the Spanish during the 1550s and these are certainly the earliest native American dictionaries. The earliest known example was written by Alonso de Molina and titled Aqui comiença un vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana. [Mexico: Juan Pablos, 1555]
Roger Williams' dictionary of the Natick (Narragansett) language of 1643 is often wrongly stated to be the first native American dictionary, but this is clearly false. The idea seems to be based on the incorrect premise that "native American" only applies to North America - it definitely does not.
Roger Williams
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They were surprised because the Native American (Squanto) knew how to speak English.
The Vikings were the first non-native explorers.
The first native born American citizen was Saint Rose of Lima - born and raised in Peru, South AMERICA. The first native born saint of the United States is Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton.
roger williams
This 1862 American English word was first heard from a Kansas Native American, and has 17 definitions in the online dictionary that I use.
Roger Williams
Roger Williams was the founder of Rhode Island.
Noah Webster is credited with creating the first American dictionary. He published "An American Dictionary of the English Language" in 1828. This dictionary helped standardize American English spelling and pronunciation.
The first American dictionary, "An American Dictionary of the English Language," was started by Noah Webster in 1807. It was a landmark work in American lexicography and helped standardize American English spelling and language usage.
Webster made the first dictionary!
maxter butt
The first dictionary of American English was written by Noah Webster and published in 1806.
If you are asking about the first dictionary of a native American language, the answer is:John Smith and William Strachey compiled short dictionaries (word lists) of the Powhatan language in the period 1612 to 1624, but these lists were far from complete.A Spanish Franciscan priest wrote the first Nahuatl (Aztec) grammar in 1547, but this was not specifically a dictionary. Nahuatl dictionaries were produced by the Spanish during the 1550s and these are certainly the earliest native American dictionaries. The earliest known example was written by Alonso de Molina and titled Aqui comiença un vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana. [Mexico: Juan Pablos, 1555]Roger Williams' dictionary of the Natick (Narragansett) language of 1643 is often wrongly stated to be the first native American dictionary, but this is clearly false. The idea seems to be based on the incorrect premise that "native American" only applies to North America or just the USA - it definitely does not.
New Oxford American Dictionary was created in 2010-08.
John Smith and William Strachey compiled short dictionaries (word lists) of the Powhatan language in the period 1612 to 1624, but these lists were far from complete.A Spanish Franciscan priest wrote the first Nahuatl (Aztec) grammar in 1547, but this was not specifically a dictionary. Nahuatl dictionaries were produced by the Spanish during the 1550s and these are certainly the earliest native American dictionaries. The earliest known example was written by Alonso de Molina and titled Aqui comiença un vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana. [Mexico: Juan Pablos, 1555]Roger Williams' dictionary of the Natick (Narragansett) language of 1643 is often wrongly stated to be the first native American dictionary, but this is clearly false. The idea seems to be based on the incorrect premise that "native American" only applies to North America - it definitely does not.