James Hammond Trumbull was a prolific New England antiquarian and
linguist. In connection with his research into the Native languages
of New England, his discovery that some of the languages were
highly systematic enabled him to decipher the grammar and
vocabulary from rough phonetic accounts of the seventeenth and
eighteenth centuries. Though Trumbull never saw his work published,
the Bureau of American Ethnology finally produced the "Natick
Dictionary" in 1903.
Since Trumbull's dictionary translates words both from Natick to
English and from English to Natick, it is not only an excellent
scholarly resource but also a useful learning tool for
nonspecialists approaching Algonkian with only English-language
skills.
Robert and Karen Madison's introduction to this edition outlines
Trumbull's life and writings and also reviews the major sources
Trumbull used in his research.
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