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
This dog is very lean, Gitshee bukaukdoozo woh-ow annemoosh.
These dogs are very lean, Gitshee bukauddoozowug o-goo
annemooshug.
Those dogs are fat, Ig-eu annemooshug ween-in-oawug.
That dog is fat, Ah-ow annemoosh ween-in-ao.
This is a handsome knife, Gagait onishishin maundun mokomahn.
These are handsome knives, Gagait wahwinaudj o-noo mokomahnun.
Those are bad knives, Monaududoen in-euwaidde mokomahnun.
Give me that spear, Meezhishin eh-eu ahnitt.
Give me those spears, Meezhishin in-eu unnewaidde ahnitteen.
That is a fine boy, Gagait kwonaudj ah-ow kweewezains.
Those are fine boys, Gagait wahwinaudj ig-euwaidde
kweewezainsug.
This boy is larger than that, Nahwudj mindiddo woh-ow kweewezains
ewaidde dush.
That is what I wanted, Meeh-eu wau iauyaumbaun.
This is the very thing Mee-suh oh-oo wau iauyaumbaun.
I wanted,
In some of these expressions, the pronoun combines with an adjective, as
in the compound words, ineuwaidde, and igeuwaidde, _those yonder_, (in.)
and _those yonder_ (an.) Compounds which exhibit the full pronoun in
coalescence with the word _Ewaidde_ yonder.
CHRONOLOGY.
Columbus discovered the West Indies, Oct. 12, 1492.
Americo Vespucio, discovered the coast of South America, 1497.
Cabot discovered the North American coast, 1497.
De Leon discovered Florida, 1512.
Cortes, enters the city of Mexico, after a seige, Aug. 13, 1521.
Verrizani, is said to have entered the bay of New York, 1524.
Cartier discovered the St. Lawrence, 1534.
Jamestown, in Virginia, is founded, 1608.
Acknowledged date of the settlement of Canada, 1608.
Hudson discovers the river bearing his name, 1609.
The Dutch build a fort near Albany, 1614.
The Pilgrims land at Plymouth, Dec. 22, 1620.
New Amsterdam taken from the Dutch by the Duke of York and Albany
and named New York, 1664.
La Salle discovers the Illinois in upper Louisiana, 1678;
discovers Lower Louisiana, and is killed, 1685.
THE ERA OF THE ARRIVAL OF THE FRENCH IN THE UPPER LAKES.
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