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
Mammauchêtuck, Let us be going.
ânakiteunck,
Memauchêwi, anittui, He is gone.
Memauchegushánnick, They are gone.
Anakugushánnick,
Tunnockuttòme,
Tunnockkuttoyeâim, Whither goe you?
Tunnockkuttínshem,
Nnegónshem, I will goe before.
Cuppompáish, I will stay for you.
Negónshesh, Goe before.
Mittummayaûcup, The way you went before.
Cummáttanish, I will follow you.
Cuppahímmin, Stay for me.
Tawhich quaunquaquêan? Why doe you run so?
Nowecóntum púmmishem, I have a mind to travell.
Konkenuphshâuta, Let us goe apace.
Konkenúppe, Goe apace.
Michéme nquaunquaquêmin, I have run alwayes.
Yo ntoyamâushem, I goe this pace.
Obs: They are generally quick on foot, brought up from the breasts
to running; their legs being also from the wombe stretcht and bound
up in a strange way on their Cradle backward, as also anointed; yet
have they some that excell: So that I have knowne many of them run
betweene fourescoure or an hundred miles in a Summers day, and back
in two dayes: they doe also practice running of _Races_; and commonly
in the Summer, they delight to goe without shoes, although they have
them hanging at their backs: they are so exquisitely skilled in all
the body and bowels of the Countrey (by reason of their huntings)
that I have often been guided twentie, thirtie, yea, sometimes fortie
miles through the woods, a streight course, out of any path.
Yò wuchê, From hence.
Tounúckquaque yo wuchê, How far from hence?
Yò anúckquaque, So farre.
Yo anuckquaquêse, So little a way.
Waunaquêse, A little way.
Aukeewushaûog, They goe by land.
Mìshoon hómwock, They goe or come by water.
Naynayoûmewot, A horse.
Wunnia naynayoûmewot, He rides on Horse-back.
Obs: Having no horses, they covet them above other Cattell, rather
preferring ease in riding, then their profit and belly, by milk
and butter from Cowes and Goats, and they are loth to come to the
_English_ price for any.
Aspumméwi, He is not gone by.
Aspumméwock, They are not gone by.
Awanick payánchick? Who come there?
Awanick negonshachick? Who are these before us?
Yo cuppummesicómmin, Crosse over into the way there.
Cuppì-machàug, Thick wood: a Swamp.
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