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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

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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.

Name: 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.
Author: Williams, Roger

Williams, Roger

Narragansett Indians; Narragansett language

Maumaneeteántass,                    Be of good courage.

Obs: It is wonderfull to see how they will venture in those Canoes,
and how (being oft overset as I have myselfe been with them)
they will swim a mile, yea two or more safe to Land: I having
been necessitated to passe Waters diverse times: with them, it
hath pleased God to make them many times the instruments of my
preservation; and when sometimes in great danger I have questioned
safety, they have said to me: Feare not, if we be overset I will
carry you safe to Land.

  Paupaútuckquash,                     Hold water.

  Kínnequass,                          Steere.

  Tiáckomme kínniquass,                Steere right.

  Kunnósnep,                           A Killick, or Anchor.

  Chowwophómmin,                       To cast over-board.

  Chouwóphash,                         Cast over-board.

  Touwopskhómmke,                      Cast anchor.

  Mishittashin,                        It is a storme.

  Awêpesha,                            It caulmes.

  Awêpu,                               A calme.

  Nanoúwashin,                         A great caulme.

  Tamóccon,                            Floud.

  Nanashowetamóccon,                   Halfe Floud.

  Keesaqúshin,                         High water.

  Taumacoks,                           Upon the Floud.

  Mishittommóckon,                     A great Floud.

  Maùchetan and skàt,                  Ebb.

  Mittâeskat,                          A low Ebb.

  Awánick Paûdhuck?                    Who comes there?

Obs: I have knowne thirty or forty of their Canowes fill’d with Men,
and neere as many more of their enemies in a Sea fight.

  Caupaûshess,                         Goe ashoare.

  Caupaushâuta,                        Let us goe ashoare.

  Wusséheposh,                         Heave out the water.

  Asképunish,                          Make fast the Boat.

  Kspúnsh & Kspúnemoke,                Tie it fast.

  Maumínikish,                         Tie it hard.

  Neene Cuthómwock,                    Now they goe off.

  Kekuthomwushánnick,                  They are gone already.

_Generall Observations of the Sea._

How unsearchable are the depths of the Wisedome and Power of God in
separating from Europe, Asia and Africa such a mightie vast continent
as America is? and that for so many ages? as also, by such a Westerne
Ocean of about three thousand of English miles breadth in passage
over?

More particular:

      They see God’s wonders that are call’d
        Through dreadfull Seas to passe,
      In tearing winds, and roaring seas,
        And calmes as smooth as glasse.

      I have in Europes ships, oft been
        In King of terrours hand;
      When all have cri’d, Now, now we sinck,
        Yet God brought safe to land.

      Alone ’mongst Indians in Canoes,
        Sometime o’return’d, I have been
      Halfe inch from death, in Ocean deepe,
        Gods wonders I have seene.

CHAP. XIX.

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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

Maumaneeteántass,                    Be of good courage.

Obs: It is wonderfull to see how they will venture in those Canoes,
and how (being oft overset as I have myselfe been with them)
they will swim a mile, yea two or more safe to Land: I having
been necessitated to passe Waters diverse times: with them, it
hath pleased God to make them many times the instruments of my
preservation; and when sometimes in great danger I have questioned
safety, they have said to me: Feare not, if we be overset I will
carry you safe to Land.

  Paupaútuckquash,                     Hold water.

  Kínnequass,                          Steere.

  Tiáckomme kínniquass,                Steere right.

  Kunnósnep,                           A Killick, or Anchor.

  Chowwophómmin,                       To cast over-board.

  Chouwóphash,                         Cast over-board.

  Touwopskhómmke,                      Cast anchor.

  Mishittashin,                        It is a storme.

  Awêpesha,                            It caulmes.

  Awêpu,                               A calme.

  Nanoúwashin,                         A great caulme.

  Tamóccon,                            Floud.

  Nanashowetamóccon,                   Halfe Floud.

  Keesaqúshin,                         High water.

  Taumacoks,                           Upon the Floud.

  Mishittommóckon,                     A great Floud.

  Maùchetan and skàt,                  Ebb.

  Mittâeskat,                          A low Ebb.

  Awánick Paûdhuck?                    Who comes there?

Obs: I have knowne thirty or forty of their Canowes fill’d with Men,
and neere as many more of their enemies in a Sea fight.

  Caupaûshess,                         Goe ashoare.

  Caupaushâuta,                        Let us goe ashoare.

  Wusséheposh,                         Heave out the water.

  Asképunish,                          Make fast the Boat.

  Kspúnsh & Kspúnemoke,                Tie it fast.

  Maumínikish,                         Tie it hard.

  Neene Cuthómwock,                    Now they goe off.

  Kekuthomwushánnick,                  They are gone already.

_Generall Observations of the Sea._

How unsearchable are the depths of the Wisedome and Power of God in
separating from Europe, Asia and Africa such a mightie vast continent
as America is? and that for so many ages? as also, by such a Westerne
Ocean of about three thousand of English miles breadth in passage
over?

More particular:

      They see God’s wonders that are call’d
        Through dreadfull Seas to passe,
      In tearing winds, and roaring seas,
        And calmes as smooth as glasse.

      I have in Europes ships, oft been
        In King of terrours hand;
      When all have cri’d, Now, now we sinck,
        Yet God brought safe to land.

      Alone ’mongst Indians in Canoes,
        Sometime o’return’d, I have been
      Halfe inch from death, in Ocean deepe,
        Gods wonders I have seene.

CHAP. XIX.

Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.

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.

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.

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