The American Indians: Their History, Condition and Prospects, from Original Notes and ManuscriptsSchoolcraft, Henry Rowe
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The American Indians: Their History, Condition and Prospects, from Original Notes and Manuscripts
Schoolcraft, Henry Rowe
Indians of North America
Let this mode of interrogation be continued, and extended to other
adjectives, or the same adjectives applied to other objects, and results
equally regular and numerous will be obtained. Minnis, we shall be told,
is an island: miskominnis, a red island; mukkaddaeminnis, a black island;
waubeminnis, a white island, &c. Annokwut, is a cloud; miskwaunakwut, a
red cloud; mukkuddawukwut, a black cloud; waubahnokwut, a white cloud;
ozahwushkwahnokwut, a blue cloud, &c. Neebe is the specific term for
water; but is not generally used in combination with the adjective. The
word _guma_, like _aubo_, appears to be a generic term for water, or
potable liquids. Hence the following terms:--
Gitshee, Great. Gitshiguma, Great water.
Nokun, Weak. Nokauguma, Weak drink.
Mushkowau, Strong. Mushkowauguma, Strong drink.
Weeshkobun, Sweet. Weeshkobauguma, Sweet drink.
Sheewun, Sour. Sheewauguma, Sour drink.
Weesugun, Bitter. Weesugauguma, Bitter drink.
Minno, Good. Minwauguma, Good drink.
Monaudud Bad. Mahnauguma, Bad drink.
Miskwau, Red. Miskwauguma, Red drink.
Ozahwau, Yellow. Ozahwauguma, Yellow drink.
Weenun, Dirty. Weenauguma, Dirty water.
Peenud, Clear. Peenauguma, Clear Water.
From minno, and from monaudud, good and bad, are derived the following
terms. Minnopogwud, it tastes well; minnopogoozzi, he tastes well.
Mauzhepogwud, it tastes bad; mawzhepogoozzi, he tastes bad.
Minnomaugwud, it smells good; minnomaugoozzi, he smells good;
magghemaugawud, it smells bad; mawhemaugoozzi, he smells bad. The
inflections gwud, and izzi, here employed, are clearly indicative, as in
other combinations, of the words it and _him_.
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