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
Baskey´zegan Gun
Bebo´ne Winter, or year
Barthtiar´je Army, or number of people assembled
together
Bócketty Hungry, thin, lean
Basqueenewar Unlucky, or unfortunate
Bowwis´kar To break, or tear
Bóckettyneech To fast
Batcheypehone To stab
Badásh To long to see, or wish
Bóckettywaun To fish
Boossin To embark
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Cushkéndum Sorrow, or pity
Cheeman Canoe
Cúshecance Tame cat
Cark cark Crow
Chingwím Flood of water
Cáwmeek meteek Fork, or prong stick
Coocooshe Hog
Cúshcowait Plenty
Cáwween, or ka Nothing, no, not
Cáza Word
Cáwween áppay Absent
Cockinnór All
Cockinnór marmó All together
Chartch Deaf
Cáwween mooshkenay Empty
Cwween pestérquan Light (not heavy)
Cáwween annaboy´cassey Lewd, or unwise
Charbeech Soft
Cushkendúmmerman Sad
Cáwween gwoyack Unjust, or wrong
Cáwween mush´kowar Weak
Carnayboy´cus Wild
Cargoneek, or memármo Always, wherever
Cáwwická, or cássawickcá Never
Cannatoo Why
Can´nebatch Perhaps
Chárno Proof
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Can´ner, or cun´ner Willing, to be willing
Candan To experience
Charmeech To dream
Char´quoy To drop
Cannawéndan To hide
Cáwween deb´woy To lie (a falsity)
Chagworm To pierce
Chímmeney To pinch
Chíppauk To split
Cupperharne To shut
Chewwar To touch
Carmátchey To borrow
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