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897-898: North and South American Native Literature

Class literature in North and South American Native languages according to language. Class comprehensive works on literatures of North and South American native languages in 897.

North American Native Languages

Add to base number 897 the numbers following T6--97 in notation T6--971-T6--979 from Table 6, e.g., Zoque literature 897.43, Nahuatl literature 897.452; then to the number given for each literature listed below add further as instructed at beginning of T3--0, a collection of Nahuatl literature 897.45208.

Commonly Used Classes - North America
Literatures of North American native languages - general 897
Eastern Canadian Inuktitut 897.124
Aleut 897.19
Navajo (Diné) 897.26
Haida 897.28
Cree 897.323
Ojibwa, Chippewa 897.333
Cakchikel 897.422
Quiché 897.423
Maya, Yucatec Maya 897.427
Tzotzil 897.4287
Zoque 897.43
Nahuatl (Aztec) 897.452
Yaqui 897.4542
Huichol 897.4544
Tohono O'odham 897.4552
Akimel O'odham 897.45529
Shoshoni 897.4574
Hopi 897.458
Kiowa 897.492
Tewa 897.494
Dakota 897.5243
Cherokee 897.557
Zapotec 897.68
San Blas Kuna (San Blas Cuna) 897.83
Pawnee 897.933
Kalispel, Pend d'Oreille 897.9435
Zuni 897.994

South American Native Languages

Add to base number 898 the numbers following T6--98 in notation T6--982-T6--984 from Table 6, e.g., Quechua literature 898.323, Tucano literature 898.35; then to the number given for each literature listed below add further as instructed at beginning of T3--0, e.g., a collection of Quechua literature 898.32308.

Commonly Used Classes - South America
Literatures of South American native languages - general 898
Quechua (Kechua) 898.323
Aymara 898.324
Shuar 898.372
Paraguayan Guaraní 898.3822
Tupí (Nhengatu) 898.3832
Mapudungun (Mapuche) 898.72