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
2. So that the wildest sonnes of men
Without excuse shall say,
God’s righteous sentence past on us,
(In dreadfull judgement day.)
If so, what doome is theirs that see,
Not onely Nature’s light,
But Sun of Righteousnesse, yet chose
To live in darkest Night?
CHAP. XI.
_Of Travell._
Máyi, A way.
Mayúo? Is there a way?
Mat mayanúnno, There is no way.
Peemáyagât, A little way.
Mishimmáyagat, A great path.
Machípscat, A stone path.
Obs: It is admirable to see, what paths their naked hardned feet have
made in the wildernesse in most stony and rockie places.
Nnatotemúckaun, I will aske the way.
Kunnatótemous, I will inquire of you.
Kunnatotemì? Doe you aske me?
Tou nishin méyi? Where lies the way?
Kokotemíinnea méyi, Shew me the way.
Yo áinshick méyi, There the way lies.
Kukkakótemous, I will shew you.
Yo cummittamáyon, There is the way you must goe.
Yo chippachâusin, There the way divides.
Maúchatea, A guide.
Maûchase, Be my guide.
Obs: The wildernesse being so vast, it is a mercy, that for a hire
a Man shall never want guides, who will carry provisions, and such
as hire them over the Rivers and Brookes, and find out oftentimes
hunting houses, or other lodgings at night.
Anóce wénawash, Hire him.
Kuttánnoonsh, I will hire you.
Kuttaúnckquittaunch, I will pay you.
Kummuchickónckquatous, I will pay you well.
Tocketaonckquittíinnea, What wil you give me?
Cummáuchanish, I will conduct you.
Yò aûnta, Let us goe that way.
Yò cuttâunan, Goe that way.
Yo mtúnnock, The right hand.
Yo nmúnnatch, The left hand.
Cowéchaush, I will goe with you.
Wétash, Goe along.
Cowéchaw ewò, He will goe with you.
Cowechauatimmin, I will goe with you.
Wechauatíttea, Let us accompany.
Taûbot wétayean, I thanke you for your company.
Obs: I have heard of many English lost, and have oft been lost my
selfe, and my selfe and others have often been found, and succoured
by the Indians.
Pitchcowáwwon, You will lose your way.
Meshnowáwwon, I lost my way.
Nummauchèmin, I will be going.
Ntanniteímmin,
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