The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, and Discoveries of The English Nation — Volume 12: America, Part IHakluyt, Richard
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The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, and Discoveries of The English Nation — Volume 12: America, Part I
Hakluyt, Richard
Discoveries in geography -- English; Voyages and travels
fish of the finne of a whale: they do their things very artificially:
[Sidenote: These Islanders warre with the people of the maine.] and it
should seeme that these simple theeuish Islanders haue warre with those of
the maine, for many of them are sore wounded, which wounds they receiued
vpon the maine land, as by signes they gaue vs to vnderstand. We had among
them copper oare, blacke copper, and red copper: [Sidenote: Copper oare.]
they pronounce their language very hollow, and deepe in the throat: these
words following we learned from them.
[Sidenote: Their language.]
Kesinyoh, Eate some.
Madlycoyte, Musicke.
Aginyoh, go fetch.
Yliaoute, I meane no harme.
Ponameg, A boat.
Paaotyck, An oare.
Asanock, A dart.
Sawygmeg, A knife.
Vderah, A nose.
Aoh, Iron.
Blete, An eye.
Vnuicke, Giue it.
Tuckloak, A stagge or ellan.
Panygmah, A neddle.
Aob, The Sea.
Mysacoah, Wash it.
Lethicksaneg, A seale skinne.
Canyglow, Kiss me.
Vgnera, My sonne.
Acu, Shot.
Conah, Leape.
Maatuke, Fish.
Sambah, Below.
Maconmeg, Will you haue this.
Cooah, Go to him.
Aba, fallen downe.
Icune, Come hither.
Awennye, Yonder.
Nugo, No.
Tucktodo, A fogge.
Lechiksa, A skinne.
Maccoah, A dart.
Sugnacoon, A coat.
Gounah, Come downe.
Sasobneg, A bracelet.
Vgnake, A tongue.
Ataneg, A seale.
Macuah, A beard.
Pignagogah, A threed.
Quoysah, Giue it to me.
The 7. of Iuly being very desirous to search the habitation of this
countrey, I went myselfe with our new pinnesse into the body of the land,
thinking it to be a firme continent, and passing vp a very large riuer, a
great flaw of winde tooke me, whereby wee were constrained to seeke succour
for that night, which being had, I landed with the most part of my company,
and went to the top of a high mountaine, hoping from thence to see into the
countrey: but the mountaines were so many and so mighty as that my purpose
preuailed not: [Sidenote: Muscles.] [Sidenote: A strange whirlwind.]
whereupon I againe returned to my pinnesse, and willing diuers of my
company to gather muscles for my supper, whereof in this place there was
great store, myselfe hauing espied a very strange sight, especially to me
that neuer before saw the like, which was a mighty whirlewinde taking vp
the water in very great quantitie, furiously mounting it into the aire,
which whirlewinde, was not for a puffe or blast, but continual, for the
space of three houres, with very little intermission, which sith it was in
the course that I should passe, we were constrained that night to take vp
our lodging vnder the rocks.
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