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
Obs: Mishoòn, an Indian Boat, or Canow made of a Pine or Oake, or
Chesnut-tree: I have seene a Native goe into the woods with his
hatchet carrying onely a Basket of Corne with him, and stones to
strike fire when he had felled his tree (being a Chesnut) he made him
a little House or shed of the bark of it, he puts fire and followes
the burning of it with fire, in the midst in many places: his corne
he boyles and hath the Brook by him, and sometimes angles for a
little fish: but so hee continues burning and hewing untill he hath
within ten or twelve dayes (lying there at his worke alone) finished,
and (getting hands,) lanched his Boate; with which afterward hee
ventures out to fish in the Ocean.
Mishoonémese, A little Canow.
Some of them will not well carry above three or foure: but some of
them twenty, thirty, forty men.
Wunnauanoûnuck, A shallop.
Wunnauanounuckquèse, A skiffe.
Obs: Although themselves have neither, yet they give them such names,
which in their Language signifieth carrying Vessells.
Kitônuck, A Ship.
Kitónuckquese, A little Ship.
Mishíttouwand, A great Canow.
Peeswàsu, A little one.
Paugautemissaûnd, An Oake Canow
Kowawwawaûnd, A pine Canow.
Wompmissaûnd, A chesnut Canow.
Ogwhan, A boat adrift.
Wuskon-tógwhan, It will goe adrift.
Cuttunnamíinnea, Help me to Launch.
Cuttunnummútta, Let us launch.
Cuttúnnamoke, Launch.
Cuttánnummous, I will help you.
Wútkunck, A paddle or Oare.
Namacóuche cómishoon, Lend me your Boate.
Paûtousnenótehunck, Bring hither my paddle.
Comishoónhom? Goe you by water?
Chémosh-chémeck, Paddle or row.
Maumínikish and Pull up, or row lustily.
Maumanetepweéas,
Sepâkehig, A Sayle.
Sepagehommaûta, Let us saile.
Wunnâgehan, We have a faire wind.
Obs: Their owne reason hath taught them, to pull off a Coat or two
and set it up on a small pole, with which they will saile before a
wind ten, or twenty mile &c.
Wauaúpunish, Hoyse up.
Wuttáutnish, Pull to you.
Nókanish, Take it downe.
Pakétenish, Let goe or let flie.
Nikkoshkowwaûmen, We shall be drown’d.
Nquawu pshâwmen, We overset.
Wussaûme pechepaûsha, The sea comes in too fast
upon us.
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