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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

Obs: They will often confesse, for their own ends, that the English
are richer and wiser, and valianter than themselves; yet it is for
their own ends, and therefore they adde Nanoùe, give me this or
that, a disease which they are generally infected with; some more
ingenuous, scorne it, but I have often seene an Indian with great
quantities of money about him beg a Knife of an English man who
happily hath had never a penny of money.

  Akétash-tamòke,                      Tell my money.

  Now ánnakese,                        I have mis-told.

  Cosaûmakese,                         You have told too much.

  Cunnoónakese,                        You have told too little.

  Shoo kekíneass,                      Looke here.

  Wunêtu nitteaûg,                     My money is very good.

  Mamattissuôgkutteaûquock,            Your Beads are naught.

  Tashin mesh commaûg?                 How much have you given?

  Chichêgin,                           A Hatchet.

  Anaskúnck,                           A Howe.

  Maumichémanege,                      A Needle.

  Cuttatuppaúnamum,                    Take a measure.

  Tatuppauntúhommin,                   To weigh with scales.

  Tatuppauntúock,                      They are weighing.

  Netâtup,                             It is all one.

  Kaukakíneamuck,                    } A looking Glasse.
  Pebenochichauquânick?              }

Obs: It may be wondred what they doe with Glasses, having no beautie
but a swarfish colour, and no dressing but nakednesse; but pride
appeares in any colour, and the meanest dresse; and besides generally
the Women paint their faces with all sorts of colours.

  Cummanohamôgunna,                    They will buy it of you.

  Cuppittakûnnemous,                   Take your cloth againe.

  Cuppittakunnamì?                     Will you serve me so?

  Cosaumpeekúnneman,                   You have tore me off too
                                       little cloth.

  Cummachetannakunamous,               I have torn it off for you.

  Tawhìtch cuppíttakunamiêan?          Why doe you turne it up
                                         on my hand.

  Kutchichêginash, kaukinne            Your Hatchets will be soone
    pokéshaas,                           broken.

  Teâno wáskishaas,                    Soone gapt.

  Natouashóckquittea,                  A Smith.

  Kuttattaú amish aûke,                I would buy land of you.

  Tou núckquaque?                      How much?

  Wuchè wuttotânick,                   For a towne, or, Plantation.

  Nissékineam,                         I have no mind to seeke.

  Indiansuck sekineámwock,             The Indians are not willing.

  Noonapúock naûgum,                   They want roome themselves.

  Cowetompátimmin,                     We are friends.

  Cummaugakéamish,                     I will give you land.

  Aquìe chenawaûsish,                  Be not churlish.

_Generall Observation of Trade._

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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: They will often confesse, for their own ends, that the English
are richer and wiser, and valianter than themselves; yet it is for
their own ends, and therefore they adde Nanoùe, give me this or
that, a disease which they are generally infected with; some more
ingenuous, scorne it, but I have often seene an Indian with great
quantities of money about him beg a Knife of an English man who
happily hath had never a penny of money.

  Akétash-tamòke,                      Tell my money.

  Now ánnakese,                        I have mis-told.

  Cosaûmakese,                         You have told too much.

  Cunnoónakese,                        You have told too little.

  Shoo kekíneass,                      Looke here.

  Wunêtu nitteaûg,                     My money is very good.

  Mamattissuôgkutteaûquock,            Your Beads are naught.

  Tashin mesh commaûg?                 How much have you given?

  Chichêgin,                           A Hatchet.

  Anaskúnck,                           A Howe.

  Maumichémanege,                      A Needle.

  Cuttatuppaúnamum,                    Take a measure.

  Tatuppauntúhommin,                   To weigh with scales.

  Tatuppauntúock,                      They are weighing.

  Netâtup,                             It is all one.

  Kaukakíneamuck,                    } A looking Glasse.
  Pebenochichauquânick?              }

Obs: It may be wondred what they doe with Glasses, having no beautie
but a swarfish colour, and no dressing but nakednesse; but pride
appeares in any colour, and the meanest dresse; and besides generally
the Women paint their faces with all sorts of colours.

  Cummanohamôgunna,                    They will buy it of you.

  Cuppittakûnnemous,                   Take your cloth againe.

  Cuppittakunnamì?                     Will you serve me so?

  Cosaumpeekúnneman,                   You have tore me off too
                                       little cloth.

  Cummachetannakunamous,               I have torn it off for you.

  Tawhìtch cuppíttakunamiêan?          Why doe you turne it up
                                         on my hand.

  Kutchichêginash, kaukinne            Your Hatchets will be soone
    pokéshaas,                           broken.

  Teâno wáskishaas,                    Soone gapt.

  Natouashóckquittea,                  A Smith.

  Kuttattaú amish aûke,                I would buy land of you.

  Tou núckquaque?                      How much?

  Wuchè wuttotânick,                   For a towne, or, Plantation.

  Nissékineam,                         I have no mind to seeke.

  Indiansuck sekineámwock,             The Indians are not willing.

  Noonapúock naûgum,                   They want roome themselves.

  Cowetompátimmin,                     We are friends.

  Cummaugakéamish,                     I will give you land.

  Aquìe chenawaûsish,                  Be not churlish.

_Generall Observation of Trade._

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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