John Long's journal, 1768-1782Long, J. (John), Indian trader
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John Long's journal, 1768-1782
Long, J. (John), Indian trader
Fur trade -- Canada; Indians of North America; Indians of North America -- Languages; Ojibwa language
Wife, or mistress Mentimoy´ey
Water Nippee
Wind Noetting
Wound Aquish
War, to go to war, to fight, or Mecártay
quarrel
Woods Menópemeg
Wine, or blood red broth Misquoyshoanarboop
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Whore, or bad woman Matchee móyamee
Winter, or year Bebóne
Well of water Sagoyb
Word Cáza
Wing Gwimbitch
Witness, you are a witness Ken´dersay
World, the other world Pockcan worroc´kay, or pockcan
tunnoc´kay
Wide Packquoím
Weary, or tired Nowwenday´shon
Wild, or savage Matcheewa
Warm, or hot Geeshar´tay
Wet Neepeeweenoon
Willing, to be willing Can´nar, or cun´ner
White Warbishcár
Weak Cáwween mush´kowar
Wild Carnaboycus
We, us, or our Neennerwind
Who, or who is that? Way´nin
What, or what now? Hawwaneeyaw, tar´nin, tar´neyau, or
way´gonin
Where Aúnday
When, or whence Tan´nepy
Why Cannatoo
Wherever, or always Cargoneek, or memar´mo
Was it, is it, can it Nar
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Young (offspring) Wiskon´kissey
Yesterday Pitchynar´go
Young man, or men Doskeennerway´mug
Ye, they, or them Weennewar
Ye, your Kéennerwind
Yes Angay´mer, or Nan´gaymer
Yellow Jonia
Yet, or again Meenewatch
To amuse, or play Athtergain
To account Metashwárbermy
To approve; I approve Mornooch nezar´gay
To assist Mawwinnewah
To alter, or change Mishcoot
To affront Nishcar´teyan
To answer, or attend to Noneydone
To ask, I ask Nindooton, or nindootimond
To ascend Negádeja
To abandon, or forsake Pack´itan
To arrive at a place Takooshin
To arrive by land Keekeepejar´can
To arrive by water Sharshyyar´ new´ebens
To avoid Yaquoy
To attack Jimmim
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