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. (From Wikipedia) More about James Evans:
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8 additional books about James Evans in the extended shelves: Life of James Evans (W. Briggs, 1890), by John MacLean and James Evans (page images at HathiTrust)
James Evans : inventor of the syllabic system of the Cree language (Methodist Mission Rooms, 1890), by John MacLean (page images at HathiTrust)
The apostle of the North, Rev. James Evans (New York ; Chicago [etc.] : Fleming H. Revell company, [1899], 1899), by Egerton Ryerson Young (page images at HathiTrust)
James Evans, inventor of the syllabic system of the Dree language (W. Briggs;, 1890), by John MacLean (page images at HathiTrust)
The apostle of the north, Rev. James Evans (Marshall, 1899), by Egerton Ryerson Young (page images at HathiTrust)
The apostle of the north, Rev. James Evans (W. Briggs;, 1900), by Egerton Ryerson Young (page images at HathiTrust)
The apostle of the North, James Evans. (W. Briggs, 1900), by Egerton Ryerson Young (page images at HathiTrust)
The apostle of the North : Rev. James Evans (Marshall Brothers, 1899), by Egerton Ryerson Young (page images at HathiTrust)
Books by James Evans: Evans, James, 1801-1846, trans.: A Collection of Chippeway and English Hymns for the Use of the Native Indians (New York: Lane and Scott, 1851), also trans. by Peter Jones and George Henry (multiple formats at Google) Evans, James, 1801-1846, trans.: A Collection of Chippeway and English Hymns, for the Use of the Native Indians (New York: Pub. by Carlton & Phillips for the Missionary society of the M.E. Church, 1854), by Peter Jones, also trans. by George Henry (page images at MOA) Evans, James, 1801-1846, trans.: A Collection of Ojebway and English Hymns, for the Use of the Native Indians (Toronto: Printed for the Methodist Missionary Society, at the Methodist Conference Office, ca. 1877), also trans. by Peter Jones and George Henry (multiple formats at archive.org) Evans, James, 1801-1846: The Speller and Interpreter, in Indian and English: For the Use of the Mission Schools, and Such As May Desire to Obtain a Knowledge of the Ojibway Tongue (1837) (page images at canadiana.org)
Additional books by James Evans in the extended shelves: Evans, James, 1801-1846: [Cree catechism] (Printed at Moose, C.M.S.S., 1855), also by John Horden (page images at HathiTrust) Evans, James, 1801-1846: [Kanachi kichi masinaikan, kayasi testement, mina oski testement, ketipeyichikeminow mina kipimachiyiweminos Chisas Knist (Printed for the British and Foreign Bible Society, 1861), also by William Mason (page images at HathiTrust) Evans, James, 1801-1846: A collection of Chippeway and English hymns for the use of the native Indians. (Pub. by Carlton & Phillips for the Missionary society of the M.E. Church, 1854), also by Peter Jones and George Henry (page images at HathiTrust) Evans, James, 1801-1846: A collection of Chippeway and English hymns, for the use of the native Indians (Nelson & Phillips;, 1841), also by Peter Jones and George Henry (page images at HathiTrust) Evans, James, 1801-1846: A collection of Chippeway and English hymns, for the use of the native Indians. (Pub. by Lane and Scott for the Missionary Society of the M.E. Church, 1851), also by Peter Jones and George Henry (page images at HathiTrust) Evans, James, 1801-1846: A collection of Ojebway and English hymns, for the use of the native Indians (Printed for the Methodist missionary society at the Methodist conference office, 1800), also by Peter Jones, George Henry, and Methodist Church of Canada (page images at HathiTrust) Evans, James, 1801-1846: A Collection of Ojebway and English hymns : for the use of the Native Indians = Ojebway nuhguhmonun, kanuhnuhguhmowahjin egewh uhneshenahbaig (Printed for the Methodist Missionary Society, at the Methodist Conference Office, 1877), also by George Henry, Peter Jones, Methodist Church of Canada, and Wesleyan Methodist Missionary Society (page images at HathiTrust) Evans, James, 1801-1846: James Evans. (Methodist mission rooms, 1890), also by John MacLean (page images at HathiTrust) Evans, James, 1801-1846: Life of James Evans (W. Briggs, 1890), also by John MacLean (page images at HathiTrust) Evans, James, 1801-1846: Nu-gu-mo-nun O-je-boa an-oad Ge-ë-se-uü-ne-gu-noo-du-be-üng ... (D. Fanshaw, 1837), also by G. Henry (page images at HathiTrust) Evans, James, 1801-1846: Nu-gu-mo-nun O-je-boa an-oad ge-ë-se-üu-ne-gu-noo-du-be-üng uoo Muun-gou-duuz [George Henry] gu-ea Moo-ge-gee-seg [James Evans] ge-ge-noo-ü-muu-ga-oe-ne-ne-oug (s.n.], 1837), also by George Henry (page images at HathiTrust) Evans, James, 1801-1846: Ojebway hymns. (Pub. by Carlton & Phillips, for the Missionary Society of the M.E. Church, 1853), also by George Henry and Peter Jones (page images at HathiTrust) Evans, James, 1801-1846: Ojebway nuhguhmonun, kanuhnuhguhmowahjin egewh uhneshenahbaig (Printed for the Methodist Missionary Society, at the Methodist Conference Office, 1885), also by George Henry, Peter Jones, Methodist Church of Canada, and Wesleyan Methodist Missionary Society (page images at HathiTrust) Evans, James, 1801-1846: Ojibue nvgvmouinvn. Geaiouajin igiu anishinabeg envmiajig. (American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions, 1844), also by Peter Jones, Sherman Hall, and George Henry (page images at HathiTrust) Evans, James, 1801-1846: Oski testement ketipeyichikeminow mina kipimachiyiweminow Chisas Knist (Printed by W.M. Watts for the British and Foreign Bible Society, 1862), also by William Mason (page images at HathiTrust)
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