James's Account of S. H. Long's Expedition, 1819-1820, part 4James, Edwin
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James's Account of S. H. Long's Expedition, 1819-1820, part 4
James, Edwin
Indians of North America; Rocky Mountains; United States -- Discovery and exploration; West (U.S.) -- Description and travel
Long, thra-ja
Short, su-is-cha
Broad, ar-ru-cha-hun-ja
Thick, sho-ga
Thin, bra-ka
Father, in-ko--used by a person when addressing his father.
This word is said by Lewis and Clarke, p. 36, to mean _chief_,
but this seems to be a mistake.
Twenty, kra-ba-nuh-no-wa
Twenty-one, krabanuhnowa-agen-ne-yon-ka?
Thirty, krabanuh-ta-ne
One hundred, krabanuh-ho-yong
One hundred and one, krabanuhhoyongagenneyonka
One thousand, krabanuhhoyonghon-ja--or _big hundred_
{lxxxi} O-maw-haw Language
White people, wah-ha--_makers_
Americans, mah-he-tun-guh--_big knife_
British, suk-an-ash--not a proper Omawhaw word
Hat, wa-ha-pa-ga-rong
Hatchet, maz-za-pa-‡jin-ga
Axe, maz-za-pa-tun-guh
Prairie dog's burrow, man-ne-†ho-da-te
Grizzly bear, mon-tschu
White hare, mas-tschi-ska
Porcupine, pa-he
Bald eagle, he-ra-pa-song
Grey eagle, he-ra-gra ‡je
Black bear, wa-sa-ba
Dragon fly, te-ne-nik-a
Sword, mah-he-tun-guh
Small knife, mah-he-‡jin-guh
Canoe, mun-da
Thunder, †ger-rong
Breech-cloth, ‡ja-a-de-gar-rong
Niece, we-te-‡jeh by the men, we-to-‡jon-ga by the squaws
Brother-in-law, tahong
Deer skin, ta-ha
Sweet maize, wat-tan-ze-ske-ra
Common maize, wat-tan-ze-sar-ra-ga
An ear of maize, wa-ha-ba
Abdomen, ta-ze
Paunch or stomach, ne-ha
Mammæ, mon-za, same as _iron_
People, ne-ka-shing-ga, or ne-kuh-shing-guh
Young warrior, wa-se-se-ga
Warm, mash-ta
Nostrils, pah-shu-sha
Human skin, he-ha
Deep blue, toh-che
Dance, wat-che. Sometimes the word ga-ha, _to make_, is
subjoined to this word in order to distinguish from their term
for copulation
His child, e-ne-se
Me (I) make, pa-†ha, very like the word for _hill_
My true child, we-se-‡jun-tsche-nu
It is said there is none, ning-ga-um
Bad or ugly, pa-‡juh--a word used in anger, principally by the
squaws
Poor as a turkey, wah-pa-ne-ze-ze-ka-a-go
I am as poor as a turkey, a-mah-panezezekaago
You are as poor as a turkey, war-ichpanezezekaago
It was red with blood, wa-me-‡je-da-ka
I will not go, a-bra-muj‡-‡je
Come here, ge-ga-ha
Little Platte river, ne-bras-ka-‡jinguh--_Little flat water_
Konza river, Konza-ne-eta
Bowyer creek, ne-ha-ba--_shallow water_
Little Sioux creek, wa-ta
Run, to-na
Leap, we-sa
Fight, ke-ke-na
Eat, wa-brat-ta
Drink, brat-tong
Steal, mo-no
Talk, e-a, very like _stone_
Strength, wash-ca-tun-ga
Weakness, wa-ha-ha
Poor, wah-pa-ne
Near, ash-ka
Good, o-dong
Bad, o-dong-buj‡-‡je, or o-dan-‡je, or pe-a-‡ja
Mockeson, *han-pa
Gunpowder, mah-†ho-da
Ball, mah-za-muh
Looking-glass, ne-o-ke-garras-se
Long, sna-da
Short, cha-shkah
Broad, bras-ka
Thick, sho-guh
{lxxxii} Thin, bra-ka
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