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C

Canoe _Waahtoh_ Cold _Mechuetah_ Child, a _Male Wechoakseh_ Child, a Female _Whacheekseh_ Come here _Accooyouiyare_

D

Dead _Negush_ Deer _Tohinjoh_ Dog _Shungush_

E

Eat _Echawmenaw_ Ears _Nookah_ Eyes _Eshtike_ Evil _Shejah_

F

Fire _Paahtah_ Father _Otah_ Frenchman _Neehteegush_ Falls of Water _Owah Menah_ Friend _Kitchiwah_

G

Good _Woshtah_ Give _Accooyeh_ Go away _Accoowah_ God, or the Great Spirit _Wakon_ Gun _Muzah Wakon_ Great _Tongo_ Gold _Muzaham_

H

Hear _Nookishon_ Horse _Shuetongo_ Home, or domestic _Shuah_ House _Teebee_ Heaven _Woshta Tebee_

I

Iron _Muzah_ I, or me _Meoh_

K

King, or Chief _Otah_ Kill _Negushtaugaw_

L

Little _Jestin_ Long _Tongoom_ Lake _Tongo Meneh_ Love _Ehwahmeah_

M

Much _Otah_ More _Otenaw_ Moon _Oweeh_ Mouth _Eeh_ Medal _Muzah Otah_ Mine _Mewah_ Milk _Etsawboh_

N

No _Heyah_ Near _Jeestinaw_

O

Oh! _Hopiniyahie!_

P

Pipe _Shanuapaw_ Pipe of Peace _Shanuapaw Wakon_

R

Rain _Owah Meneh_ Ring _Muzamchupah_ Round _Chupah_

S

Smoke _Shaweah_ Salt Water _Menis Queah_ See, to _Eshtaw_ Sleep _Eshteemo_ Snake _Omlishcaw_ Sun _Paahtah_ Spirit _Wakon_ Spirituous Liquors _Meneh Wakon_ Snow _Sinnee_ Surprizing _Hopiniayare_ Silver _Muzaham_

T

Tobacco _Shawsassaw_ Talk _Owehchin_ Tree _Ochaw_ There _Daché_

W

Woman _Winnokejah_ Wonderful _Hopiniyare_ Water _Meneh_ What _Tawgo_ Who is there? _Tawgodaché?_ Wicked _Heyahachta_

Y

You _Chee_ Young _Hawpawnaw_ You are good _Washtah Chee_ You are a Spirit _Wakon Chee_ You are my good Friend _Washtah Kitchiwah Chee_ No Good _Heyah Washtah_.

_The Numerical Terms of the Naudowessies._

One _Wonchaw_ Two _Noompaw_ Three _Yawmonee_ Four _Toboh_ Five _Sawbuttee_ Six _Shawco_ Seven _Shawcopee_ Eight _Shahindohin_ Nine _Nebochunganong_ Ten _Wegochunganong_ Eleven _Wegochunganong Wonchaw_ Twenty _Wegochunganong Noompaw_ Thirty _Wegochunganong Yawmonee_ Forty _Wegochunganong Toboh_ Fifty _Wegochunganong Sawbuttee_ Sixty _Wegochunganong Shawco_ Seventy _Wegochunganong Shawcopee_ Eighty _Wegochunganong Shahindohin_ Ninety _Wegochunganong Nebochunganong_ Hundred _Opohng_ Thousand _Wegochunganong Opohng_.

To this short vocabulary of the Naudowessie language, I shall adjoin a specimen of the manner in which they unite their words. I have chosen for this purpose a short song, which they sing, with some kind of melody, though not with any appearance of poetical measure, when they set out on their hunting expeditions: and have given as near a translation as the difference of the idioms will permit.

_Meoh accoowah eshtaw paatah negushtawgaw shejah menah. Tongo Wakon meoh woshta, paatah accoowah. Hopiniyahie oweeh accooyee meoh, woshta patah otoh tohinjoh meoh teebee._

I will arise before the sun, and ascend yonder hill, to see the new light chase away the vapours, and disperse the clouds. Great Spirit give me success. And when the sun is gone, lend me, oh moon, light sufficient to guide me with safety back to my tent loaden with deer!