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Notes on the Iroquois: or, Contributions to the Statistics, Aboriginal History, Antiquities and General Ethnology of Western New-YorkSchoolcraft, Henry Rowe

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Notes on the Iroquois: or, Contributions to the Statistics, Aboriginal History, Antiquities and General Ethnology of Western New-York

Name: Notes on the Iroquois: or, Contributions to the Statistics, Aboriginal History, Antiquities and General Ethnology of Western New-York
Author: Schoolcraft, Henry Rowe

Schoolcraft, Henry Rowe

Indians of North America -- New York (State); Iroquois Indians

Sixteen            Ooh yok   “   “
Seventeen          Ohe oh noh “  “
Eighteen           Na kreuh   “  “
Nineteen           Ne reuh    “  “
Twenty             Na wah th’sunh.
Thirty             Ah sunh te wah th’sunk.
Forty              Hunh toh te  “    “
Fifty              Weest te     “    “
Sixty              Ooh yok te   “    “
Seventy            Che oh noh te “   “
Eighty             Na kreuh te  “    “
Ninety             Ne reuh te   “    “
One hundred        Hah   yok stre.
Two hundred        Nah kah “  “
One thousand       Euh che oo yoh stre.
Two thousand       Nak tih “   “   “
Ten thousand       Wak th’sunk noh oo yoh stre.
Ten million        {Kah yoh stre te kah yoh stre nah oo.
                         {Yoh stre keuh hoh nuh.
To eat[112]        Ah reuh chu reek.
To drink           Ah’r weh’r reuhk.
To run             Ah kah te ah sr’hink.
To walk            Ah reuh ra kwunk.
To dance           Nah reuh’t t’kwunk.
To laugh           Ah kah yeuh skwak.
To cry             Nah reuh snah rahk.
To burn            Ya choh roh nah re hin.
To love            Ah kah no reuh kwunk.
To go              Nah reut tah hah kink.
To strike          Ah kah keuh kwah re ts’enk.
To kill            Ah rah kwunk nahk.
To sing            Ah reuh uwunh a renhk.
To sleep           Ah kenht oo euhk.
To die             Ah wunh ha yeuhk.
To speak           Ah kah weh reuhk.
To see             Ah kah keuhk.
To hear            Ah kah koo hunh sh’henhk.
To think           Ah kah kah wunh te keuhnunh te enhk.
To shout           Ah kah koo hunh renhk.
To advance         Ah kah koo ra kwah nunhk.
To retreat         Ah kah yenh swah nih.
To give            Ah kah yenh nah nunh.
To carry           Ah kah hahk.
To tie             Ah kah treh’nk.
Walking            E weh, (he walks, &c.)
Singing            Roh uwunh a renk.
Dancing            Na nah t’kah.
Crying             Na rats nah.
Man lives          Euh queh, yah kenh hek ’gh.
God exists         Ya wunh ne yuh, yah kenh hek ’gh.
Fishes swim        Kenk chinh, keuh hoh nuk, wah nah wuhn’s.
Birds fly          Che nunh, keuh hoh neuh, na yuh nunh hah n’yeh.
A fish swims       Skenh che aht, wah nah wuhn’s.
A bird flies       Skah che nunh e’shrah.
One man            Enh che, a ne hah.
Twenty men         Na wah th’sunh, kah ya ne hah.
A little man       Renh thras s’tenh, a ne hah.
A little dog       A re’s.
A good man         Renh kweh, strah kwah’st.
A bad man          Renh kweh, struh k’senh.
A good bow         Wah nah kwah’st.
A bad bow          Wah nah k’senh.
Good               Kah re whah ya nih.
Evil               Kah re whah k’senh.

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Notes on the Iroquois: or, Contributions to the Statistics, Aboriginal History, Antiquities and General Ethnology of Western New-YorkSchoolcraft, Henry Rowe

History

Notes on the Iroquois: or, Contributions to the Statistics, Aboriginal History, Antiquities and General Ethnology of Western New-York

Schoolcraft, Henry Rowe

Indians of North America -- New York (State); Iroquois Indians

Sixteen            Ooh yok   “   “
Seventeen          Ohe oh noh “  “
Eighteen           Na kreuh   “  “
Nineteen           Ne reuh    “  “
Twenty             Na wah th’sunh.
Thirty             Ah sunh te wah th’sunk.
Forty              Hunh toh te  “    “
Fifty              Weest te     “    “
Sixty              Ooh yok te   “    “
Seventy            Che oh noh te “   “
Eighty             Na kreuh te  “    “
Ninety             Ne reuh te   “    “
One hundred        Hah   yok stre.
Two hundred        Nah kah “  “
One thousand       Euh che oo yoh stre.
Two thousand       Nak tih “   “   “
Ten thousand       Wak th’sunk noh oo yoh stre.
Ten million        {Kah yoh stre te kah yoh stre nah oo.
                         {Yoh stre keuh hoh nuh.
To eat[112]        Ah reuh chu reek.
To drink           Ah’r weh’r reuhk.
To run             Ah kah te ah sr’hink.
To walk            Ah reuh ra kwunk.
To dance           Nah reuh’t t’kwunk.
To laugh           Ah kah yeuh skwak.
To cry             Nah reuh snah rahk.
To burn            Ya choh roh nah re hin.
To love            Ah kah no reuh kwunk.
To go              Nah reut tah hah kink.
To strike          Ah kah keuh kwah re ts’enk.
To kill            Ah rah kwunk nahk.
To sing            Ah reuh uwunh a renhk.
To sleep           Ah kenht oo euhk.
To die             Ah wunh ha yeuhk.
To speak           Ah kah weh reuhk.
To see             Ah kah keuhk.
To hear            Ah kah koo hunh sh’henhk.
To think           Ah kah kah wunh te keuhnunh te enhk.
To shout           Ah kah koo hunh renhk.
To advance         Ah kah koo ra kwah nunhk.
To retreat         Ah kah yenh swah nih.
To give            Ah kah yenh nah nunh.
To carry           Ah kah hahk.
To tie             Ah kah treh’nk.
Walking            E weh, (he walks, &c.)
Singing            Roh uwunh a renk.
Dancing            Na nah t’kah.
Crying             Na rats nah.
Man lives          Euh queh, yah kenh hek ’gh.
God exists         Ya wunh ne yuh, yah kenh hek ’gh.
Fishes swim        Kenk chinh, keuh hoh nuk, wah nah wuhn’s.
Birds fly          Che nunh, keuh hoh neuh, na yuh nunh hah n’yeh.
A fish swims       Skenh che aht, wah nah wuhn’s.
A bird flies       Skah che nunh e’shrah.
One man            Enh che, a ne hah.
Twenty men         Na wah th’sunh, kah ya ne hah.
A little man       Renh thras s’tenh, a ne hah.
A little dog       A re’s.
A good man         Renh kweh, strah kwah’st.
A bad man          Renh kweh, struh k’senh.
A good bow         Wah nah kwah’st.
A bad bow          Wah nah k’senh.
Good               Kah re whah ya nih.
Evil               Kah re whah k’senh.

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Notes on the Iroquois: or, Contributions to the Statistics, Aboriginal History, Antiquities and General Ethnology of Western New-York

Notes on the Iroquois: or, Contributions to the Statistics, Aboriginal History, Antiquities and General Ethnology of Western New-York

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