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
Wompésu, } White
Mowêsu, and } Blacke or Swarfish.
Suckêsu, }
Obs: Hence they call a Blackamore (themselves are tawnie, by the
Sunne and their annoyntings, yet they are borne white:)
Suckáuttacone, a cole blacke Man. For, _sucki_ is black, and
_Waûtacone_ one that weares clothes, whence English, Dutch, French,
Scotch, they call _Wautaconâuog_, or Coatmen.
Cummínakese, You are strong.
Minikêsu, Strong.
Minioquêsu, Weake.
Cummmíniocquese, Weake you are.
Qunnaúqussu, A tall man.
Qunnauqussítchick, Tall men.
Tiaquónqussu, Low and short.
Tiaquonqussíchick, Men of lowe stature.
Wunnêtu-wock, Proper and personall.
_The generall observation from the parts of the bodie._
Nature knowes no difference between Europe and Americans in blood,
birth, bodies, &c. God having of one blood made all mankind. Acts 17.
and all by nature being children of wrath, Ephes. 2.
More particularly:
Boast not proud English, of thy birth and blood
Thy Brother Indian is by birth as Good.
Of one blood God made Him, and Thee, and All.
As wise, as faire, as strong, as personall.
By nature, wrath’s his portion, thine, no more
Till Grace his soule and thine in Christ restore.
Make sure thy second birth, else thou shalt see
Heaven ope to Indians wild, but shut to thee.
CHAP. VIII.
_Of Discourse and Newes._
Aunchemokauhettíttea, Let us discourse, or tell newes.
Tocketeáunchim? What newes?
Aaunchemókaw, Tell me your newes.
Cuttaunchemókous, I will tell you newes.
Mautaunchemokouêan, When I have done telling
the newes.
Cummautaunchemókous, I have done my newes.
Obs: Their desire of, and delight in newes, is great, as the
_Athenians_, and all Men, more or lesse; a stranger that can relate
newes in their owne language, they will stile him _Manittóo_, a God.
Wutauichéocouôog, I will tell it them.
Awaun mesh aunchemókau, Who brought this newes?
Awaun mesh kuppíttouwaw, Of whom did you heare it?
Upparáunchim, Your newes is true.
Cowavwunnâunchim, He tells false newes.
Nummautanùme, I have spoken enough.
Nsouwussanneme, I am weary with speaking.
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