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. — John Shaqi
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
Wenawetuónckon, Wealth.
Kúppash, Shut the doore.
Kuphómmin, To shut the doore.
Yeaùsh, Shut doore after you.
Obs: Commonly they never shut their doores, day nor night; and ’tis
rare that any hurt is done.
Wunêgin, Well, or good.
Machit, Naught, or evill.
Cowaûtam? Do you understand?
Machâug, No, or not.
Wunuàug, A Tray.
Wunnaugánash, Trayes.
Kunàm, A Spoone.
Kunnamâuog, Spoones.
Obs: Insteed of shelves, they have severall baskets, wherein they put
all their householdstuffe; they have some great bags or sacks made of
Hempe which will hold five or sixe bushells.
Tácunck, or Wéskunck, Their pounding Morter.
Obs: Their Women constantly beat all their corne with hand: they
plant it, dresse it, gather it, barne it, beat it, and take as much
paines as any people in the world, which labour is questionlesse one
cause of their extraordinary ease of child birth.
Wunnauganémese, A little Tray.
Téaqua cunnàtinne, What doe you looke for?
Natínnehas, Search.
Kekíneas, See here.
Machage cunna miteôuwin? Doe you find nothing.
Wónckatack, Another.
Tunnatì, Where.
Ntauhaunanatinnehómmin, I cannot looke or search.
Ntauhaunanamiteoúwin, I cannot find.
Wíaseck, Eiassunck,
Mocôtick, Punnêtunck, A Knife.
Chauqock,
Obs: Whence they call _Englishmen_ Cháuquaquock, that is,
_Knive-men_, stone formerly being to them instead of _Knives_, _Awle
blades_, _Hatchets and Howes_.
Namacówhe, Lend me your Knife.
Cówíaseck,
Wonck Commêsim? Wil you give it me again?
Mátta nowáuwone, I knew nothing.
Matta nowáhea,
Mat meshnowáhea, I was innocent.
Paútous, Pautâuog, Bring hither.
Maúchatous, Carry this.
Niâutàsh, &
Wéawhush, Take it on your backe.
Obs: It is almost incredible what burthens the poore women carry of
_Corne_, of _fish_, of _Beanes_, of _Mats_, and a childe besides.
Awâùn, There is some body.
Kekíneas, Goe and see.
Squauntâumuck, At the doore.
Awàun keèn? Who are you?
Keèn nétop, Is it you?
Pauquanamíinnea, Open me the doore.
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