A Key Into the Language of America, or an Help to the Language of the Natives in That Part of America Called New-England: Together with Briefe Observations of the Customes, Manners, and Worships, &c. of the Aforesaid Natives, etc.Williams, Roger
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A Key Into the Language of America, or an Help to the Language of the Natives in That Part of America Called New-England: Together with Briefe Observations of the Customes, Manners, and Worships, &c. of the Aforesaid Natives, etc.
Williams, Roger
Narragansett Indians; Narragansett language
Ma teág mécho ewò, He eats nothing.
Cotchikésu assamme, Cut me a piece.
Cotchekúnnemi wee yoùs, Cut me some meat.
Metesíttuck, Let us goe eate.
Pautíinnea méchimucks, Bring hither some victualls.
Numwàutous, Fill the dish.
Mihtukméchakick, Tree-eaters. A people so
called (living between three
and foure hundred miles West into the land) from their eating only
_Mihtúchquash_, that is, Trees: They are _Men-eaters_, they set no
corne, but live on the _bark_ of _Chesnut_ and _Walnut_, and other
fine trees: They dry and eat this _bark_ with the fat of Beasts, and
sometimes of men: This people are the _terrour_ of the neighbour
_Natives_; and yet these _Rebells_, the Sonne of God may in time
subdue.
Mauchepweéan, After I have eaten.
Maúchepwucks, After meales.
Maúchepwut, When he hath eaten.
Paúshaqua múchepwut, After dinner.
Wàyyeyant maúchepwut, After supper.
Nquittmaûntash, Smell.
Weetimóquat, It smells sweet.
Machemóqut, It stinks.
Weékan, It is sweet.
Machíppoquat, It is sowre.
Aúwusse weékan, It is sweeter.
Askùn, It is raw.
Noónat, Not enough.
Wusàume wékissu, Too much either boyled or rosted.
Waûmet Taûbi, It is enough.
Wuttattumútta, Let us drinke.
Neesneecháhettit taúbi, Eenough for twentie men.
Mattacuckquàw, A Cooke.
Mattacúcquass, Cooke or dresse.
Matcuttassamíin? Will you not give me to eate?
Keen méitch, I pray eate.
They generally all take _Tobacco_; and it is commonly the only plant
which men labour in; the women managing all the rest: they say they
take _Tobacco_ for two causes; first, against the rheume, which
cavseth the toothake, which they are impatient of: secondly, to
revive and refresh them, they drinking nothing but water.
Squuttame, Give me your pipe.
Petasínna, or, Wuttammasin, Give me some Tobacco.
Ncattaûntum, or, Ncattiteam, I long for that.
Màuchinaash nowépiteass, My teeth are naught.
Nummashackquneaûmen, Wee are in a dearth.
Mashackquineâug, We have no food.
Aúcuck, A Kettle.
Míshquockuk, A red Copper Kettle.
Nètop kuttássammish, Friend, I have brought you this.
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