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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

Wunnêtu ntá,                         My heart is true.

  Tuppaûntash,                         Consider what I say.

  Tuppaûntamoke,                       Doe you all consider.

  Cummequaùnum cummíttamussussuck      Remember your Wives
    ka cummuckiaûg,                      and children.

  Eatch kèen anawâyean,                Let all be as you say.

  Cowawwunnaûwem,                      You speake truly.

  Cowauôntam,                          You are a wise man.

  Wetompátitea,                        Let us make Friends.

_Generall Observations of their Warres._

How dreadfull and yet how righteous is it with the most righteous
Judge of the whole World, that all the generations of Men being
turn’d Enemies against, and fighting against Him who gives them
breath and Being, and all things, (whom yet they cannot reach) should
stab, kill, burns, murther and devour each other?

More particular.

      The Indians count of Men as Dogs;
        It is no Wonder then,
      They tear out one anothers throats!
        But now that English Men,
      (That boast themselves Gods Children, and
        Members of Christ to be,)
      That they should thus break out in flames
        Sure ’tis a Mystery!
      The second seal’d Mystery or red Horse,
        Whose Rider hath power and will,
      To take away Peace from Earthly Men
        They must Each other kill.

CHAP. XXX.

_Of their Paintings._

1. They paint their Garments, &c.

2. The Men paint their Faces in Warre.

3. Both Men and Women for pride, &c.

  Wómpi,                               White.

  Mówi-súcki,                          Black.

  Msqùi,                               Red.

  Wesaûi,                              Yellow.

  Askáski,                             Greene.

  Peshaúi,                             Blew, &c.

Obs: Wunnàm, their red painting which they most delight in, and is
both the Barke of the Pine, as also a red Earth.

  Míshquock,                           Red Earth.

  Métewis,                             Black earth.

From this Métewis, is an Indian Towne, a day and a halfes Journey, or
lesse (West, from the Massachusetts) called Metewêmesick. Wussuckhósu
a painted Coat.

Of this and Wussuckwheke (the English Letters,) which comes neerest
to their painting, I spake before in the Chapter of their Clothing.

  Aunakêsu,                            He is painted.

  Aunakéuck,                           They are painted.

  Tawhìtch aunakéan?                   Why doe you paint your selfe?

  Chèskhosh,                           Wipe off.

  Cummachiteoûwunash                   You spoile your face.
    kuskeésuckquash,

  Mat pitch cowáhick,                  The God that made you
    Manìt keesiteónckqus,                will not know you.

_Generall Observations of their Paintings._

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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.

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