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
Wuchipoquámeneash, A kind of sharp fruit like
a Barbary in tast.
Sasémineash, another excellent sharp cooling Fruit growing in fresh
waters all the winter, Excellent in conserve against Feavers.
Wenómeneash, Grapes.
Wuttahimnasíppaguash, Strawberry leaves.
Peshaûiuash, Violet leaves.
Nummoúwinneem, I goe to gather.
Mowinnee-aûog, He or they gather.
Atáuntowash, Clime the Tree.
Ntáuntawem, I clime.
Punnoûwash, Come downe.
Npunnowaûmen, I come downe.
Attitáash, Hurtle-berries,
Of which there are divers sorts sweete like Currants, some opening,
some of a binding nature.
Saûtaash are these Currants dried by the Natives, and so preserved
all the yeare, which they beat to powder, and mingle it with their
parcht meale, and make a delicate dish which they call Sautáuthig;
which is as sweet to them as plum or spice cake to the English.
They also make great use of their Strawberries having such abundance
of them: making Strawberry bread, and having no other Food for many
dayes, but the English have exceeded, and made good Wine both of
their Grapes and Strawberries in some places, as I have often tasted.
Ewáchim neash, Corne.
Scannémeneash, Seed Corne.
Wompiscannémeneash, White seed-corne.
Obs: There be diverse sorts of this Corne, and of the colours: yet
all of it either boild in milke, or buttered, if the use of it were
knowne and received in England (it is the opinion of some skillfull
in physic) it might save many thousand lives in England, occasioned
by the binding nature of the English wheat, the Indian Corne keeping
the body in a constant moderate loosenesse.
Aukeeteaûmen, To plant Corne.
Quttáunemun, To plant Corne.
Anakáusu, A Labourer.
Anakáusichick, Labourers.
Aukeeteaûmitch, Planting time.
Aukeeteáhettit, When they set Corne.
Nummautaukeeteaûmen, I have done planting.
Anaskhómmin, To how or break up.
Obs: The Women set or plant, weede, and hill, and gather and barne
all the corne and Fruites of the Field: yet sometimes the man
himselfe, (either out of love to his Wife, or care for his Children,
or being an old man) will help the Woman which (by the custome of the
Countrey) they are not bound to.
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