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
Obs: Most commonly there houses are open, their doore is a hanging
_Mat_, which being lift up, falls downe of itselfe; yet many of
them get _English_ boards and nailes, and make artificiall doores
and bolts themselves, and others make slighter doores of _Burch_ or
_Chesnut_ barke, which they make fast with a cord in the night time,
or when they go out of town, and then the last (that makes fast) goes
out at the Chimney, which is a large opening in the middle of their
house, called:
Wunnauchicómock, A chimney.
Anúnema, Helpe me.
Neenkuttánnúmous, I will helpe you.
Kuttánnummi? Will you helpe me?
Shookekíneas, Behold here.
Assótu and Assóko, A foole.
Nummouekékineam, I come to see.
Tou autég, Know you where it lies?
Tou núckquaque, How much.
Yo naumwâuteg, Thus full.
Aqúíe, Leave off, or doe not.
Waskéche, On the top.
Náumtuck, In the bottome.
Aŭqunnish, Let goe.
Aukeeaseíu, Downewards.
Keesuckqíu, Upwards.
Aumàunsh, }
Ausàuonsh, } Take away.
Aumáunamòke, }
Nanóuwetea, A Nurse, or Keeper.
Naunóuwheant,
Nanowwúnemum, I looke to, or Keepe.
Obs: They nurse all their children themselves; yet, if she be an high
or rich woman, she maintaines a Nurse to tend the childe.
Waucháunama, Keep this for me.
Cuttatashíinnas, Lay these up for me.
Obs: Many of them begin to be furnished with _English_ chests;
others, when they goe forth of towne, bring their goods (if they live
neere) to the _English_ to keepe for them, and their money they hang
it about their necks, or lay it under their head when they sleepe.
Peewâuqun, Have a care.
Nnowauchâunum, I will have a care.
Kuttaskwhè, Stay for me.
Kúttasha,
and Have you this or that?
Cowauchâunum,
Pókesha
and It is broke.
Pokeshawwa,
Mat Coanichégane, Have you no hands?
Tawhìtch? Why aske you?
Nóonshem Pawtuckquámmin, I cannot reach.
Aquie Pokesháttous, Doe not breake.
Pokesháttouwin, To breake.
OBSERVATION.
They have also amongst them naturall fooles, either so borne, or
accidentally deprived of reason.
Aquie assókish, Be not foolish.
Awanick, Some come.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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