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
Which is a solemne word amongst them; and no man will offer any
hinderance to him, who after some absence is going to visit his
Family, and useth this word _Nicquénum_, (confessing the sweetness
even of these short temporall homes.)
Puttuckakàun, A round house.
Puttuckakàunese, A little round house.
Wetuomémese, A little house;
which their women and
maids live apart in, foure, five, or six dayes, in the time of their
monethly sicknesse, which custome in all parts of the Countrey they
strictly observe, and no _Male_ may come into that house.
Neés quttow, A long house with two fires.
Shwíshcuttow, With three fires.
Abockquósiuash, The mats of the house.
Wuttapuíssuck, The long poles,
which commonly men get and
fix, and then the women cover the house with mats, and line them with
embroydered mats which the women make, and call them _Mannotaúbana_,
or _Hangings_, which amongst them make as faire a show as Hangings
with us.
Nòte, or Yòte,
Chíckot, & Fire.
Sqútta
Notáwese & chickautáwese, A little fire.
Púck, Smoke.
Puckíssu, Smokie.
Nippúckis, Smoke troubleth me.
Wuchickapêuck, Burching barke. And
_chesnut barke_ which they
dresse finely, and make a Summer-covering for their houses.
Cuppoquiíttemin, I will divide house with you,
or dwell with you.
Two Families will live comfortably and lovingly in a little round
house of some fourteen or sixteen foot over, and so more and more
families in proportion.
Núckqusquatch, I am cold.
Núckqusquatchímin,
Potouwássiteuck, Let us make a fire.
Wúdtuckqun, A piece of wood.
Wudtúckquanash Lay on wood.
Ponamâuta,
Pawacómwushesh, Cut some wood.
Maumashinnaunamaûta, Let us make a good fire.
Npaacómwushem, I will cut wood.
Aséneshesh, Fetch some small sticks.
Wònck, & More.
Wònkatack,
Wonckataganash nàus, Fetch some more.
Netashin & Newuchásinea, There is no more.
Wequanántash, A light fire.
Wequanantig, A Candle, or Light.
Wequanantiganash, Candles.
Wékinan, A light fire.
Awâuo? Who is at home?
Mat Awawanúnno, There is no body.
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