Publisher's Synopsis
A Concise and Detailed Northern Pame (Xi'iuy) Grammar with an English - Pame Dictionary at the back of the book. Pame is an Oto-Manguean language of the Oto-Pamean branch of the broader Oto-Manguean Language Family Tree. It is closely related to the Chichimeca Jonaz Language which is spoken in Guanajuato, Mexico. The particular dialect that this book covers is the Northern dialect which is distinct from the Central Pame dialect which is also spoken in San Luis Potosí. Some parts of this book include dialectal variation and vocabulary from Central Pame and the extinct Southern Pame (for samples of dialectal variation). This book is the perfect linguistic guide for learning the Pame language and for studying the unique grammar of Northern Pame.
