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
Naynayoûmewot, A Horse.
Côwsnuck, Cowes.
Gôatesuck, Goates.
Hógsuck,
Pìgsuck, Swine.
Obs: This Termination _suck_, is common in their language and
therefore they adde it to our English Cattell, not else knowing what
names to give them;
Anùm, A Dog.
Yet the varietie of their Dialects and proper speech within thirtie
or fortie miles each of other, is very great, as appears in that word.
Anùm, The Cowweset. }
Ayím, The Narriganset. } Dialect.
Arúm, The Qunnippiuck. }
Alùm, The Neepmuck. }
So that although some pronounce not L, nor R, yet it is the most
proper Dialect of other places, contrary to many reports.
Enewáshim, A Male.
Squáshim, A Female.
Moòs-sóog, The great Oxe, or rather a
red Deere.
Askùg, A Snake.
Móaskug, Black Snake.
Sések, Rattle Snake.
Natúppwock, They feed.
Téaqua natuphéttit? What shall they eat?
Natuphéttitch yo sanaukamick, Let them feed on this ground.
_The generall Observation of the Beasts._
The Wildernesse, is a cleere resemblance of the world, where gredie
and furious men persecute and devoure the harmlesse and innocent as
the wilde beasts pursue and devoure the Hinds and Roes.
More particular.
1. The Indians, Wolves, yea, Dogs and Swine
I have knowne the Deere devoure,
Gods children are sweet prey to all;
But yet the end proves sowre.
2. For though Gods children lose their lives,
They shall not loose an haire;
But shall arise, and judge all those,
That now their Judges are.
3. New-England’s wilde beasts are not fierce
As other wild beasts are:
Some men are not so fierce, and yet
From mildnesse are they farre.
CHAP. XVIII.
_Of the Sea._
Wechêkum, } The Sea.
Kítthan, }
Paumpágussit, the Sea-God, or that name which they give that Deitie
or Godhead which they conceive to be in the Sea.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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