Evans, James, 1801-1846
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- Maclean J. James Evans, inventor of the syllabic system of the Cree language, 1890
- NLC, 1-29-86(AACR 2: Evans, James, 1801-1846)
- Nu-gu-mo-nu O-je-boa, 1837:t.p. (Moo-ge-gee-seg) p. 7 (James Evans)
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James Evans (January 18, 1801 – November 23, 1846) was an English-Canadian Wesleyan Methodist missionary and amateur linguist. He is known for creating the syllabic writing system for Ojibwe and Cree, which was later adapted to other languages such as Inuktitut.
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