Wunnunògan, A Breast.
Wunnunnóganash, Breasts.
Munnúnnug, Milke.
Aumaúneman, To take from the breast,
or weane.
Obs: they put away (as in Israell) frequently for other occasions
besides adultery, yet I know many Couples that have lived twenty,
thirty, forty yeares together.
Npakétam, I will put her away.
Npakénaqnn, I am put away.
Aquiepakétash, Doe not put away.
Aquèipokesháttous Doe not break the knot
Awetawátuonck, of Marriage.
Tackquiúwock, Twins.
Towiû ûwock, Orphans.
Ntouwiû, I am an Orphane.
Wáuchaûnat, A Guardian.
Wauchaúamachick, Guardians.
Nullóquaso, My charge or Pupill, or Ward.
Peewaûqun, Looke well to him, &c.
_Generall Observation of their Marriage._
God hath planted in the Hearts of the Wildest of the sonnes of Men,
an High and Honourable esteeme of the Marriage bed, insomuch that
they universally submit unto it, and hold the Violation of that Bed,
Abominable, and accordingly reape the Fruit thereof in the abundance
of posterity.
More particular.
When Indians heare that some there are,
(That Men the Papists call)
Forbidding Marriage Bed and yet,
To thousand Whoredomes fall:
They aske if such doe goe in cloathes,
And whether God they know?
And when they heare they’re richly clad,
Know God, yet practice so,
No sure they’re Beasts not men (say they)
Men’s shame and joule disgrace,
Or men have mixt with Beasts and so,
Brought forth that monstrous Race.
CHAP. XXIV.
_Concerning their Coyne._
The Indians are ignorant of Europes Coyne; yet they have given a name
to ours, and call it Monèash from the English money.
Their owne is of two sorts; one white, which they make of the stem or
stocke of the Periwincle, which they call, Meteaûhock, when all the
shell is broken off: and of this sort six of their small Beads (which
they make with holes to string the bracelets) are currant with the
English for a Peny.
The second is black, inclining to blew, which is made of the shell of
a fish, which some English call Hens, Poquaûhock, and of this sort
three make an English peny.
They that live upon the Sea side generally make of it, and as many
make as will.
The Indians bring downe all their sorts of Furs, which they take
in the countrey, both to the Indians and to the English for this
Indian Money: this Money the English, French and Dutch, trade to the
Indians, six hundred miles in severall parts (North and South from
New-England) for their Furres, and whatsoever they stand in need of
from them: as Corne, Venison, &c.
Nquittómpscat, 1 peny.
Neesaúmscat, 2 pence.
Shwaúmscat, 3 pence.
Yowómscat, 4 pence.
Napannetashaúmscat, 5 pence.
Quttatashaúmscat, or quttauatu, 6 pence.
Enadatashaúmscat, 7 pence.
Shwoasuck tashaúmscat, 8 pence.
Paskugittashaúmscat, 9 pence.
Piuckquaúmscat, 10 pence.
Piuckquaúmscatnabnaqùit, 11 pence.
Piuck quamúscat nabnées, &c. 12 pence.
Obs: This they call Neén, which is two of their Quáttuatues, or six
pence.
Piuckquaúmscat nabnashoàsuck, 18d. 3 quttáuatues.
which they call Shwìn.
Neesneecheckaúmscat nab yòh, or, 2s. 4 quttáuatues.
yowin,
Shwinchékaúmscat, or napannetashin, 2s. 6d. 5 quttáuatues.
Shwinchekaúmscat, 2s. 6d. 6 quttáuatues.
Yow innchekaúmscat nab neèse, 3s. 6d. 7 quttáuatues.
Yowinncheckaúmscat nabnashòasuck, 4s. 8 quttáuatues.
Napannetashwincheckáumscat nab yòh, 4s. 6d. 9 quttáuatues.
Quttatashincheck aumscat, or more 5s. 10 quttáuatues
commonly used Puickquat, or 10 six pences.
Obs: This Piúckquat being sixtie pence, they call Nquittómpeg, or
Nquitnishcaûsu, that is, one fathom, 5 shillings.
This one fathom of this their stringed money, now worth of the
English but five shillings (sometimes more) some few yeeres since
was worth nine, and sometimes ten shillings per Fathome: the fall is
occasioned by the fall of Beaver in England. The Natives are very
impatient, when for English commodities they pay so much more of
their money, and not understanding the cause of it; and many say the
English cheat and deceive them, though I have laboured to make them
understand the reason of it.
Neesaumpaúgatuck, 10 shil. 2 Fathom.
Shwaumpáugatuck, 15 shil. 3 Fathom.
Yowompáugatuck, &c. 20 shil. 4 Fathom
Piuckquampáugatuck, or, 50 shil. 10 Fathom.
Nquit pàusck,
Neespausuckquompáugatuck, 5 lib’ 20 Fathome.
Shwepaûsuck, Yowe paûsuck, &c. 30 Fathome.
Nquittemittannauganompáugatuck, 40 Fathome, or, 10 pounds.
Tashincheckompaúgatuck? How many Fathom?
Obs: Their white they call Wompam (which signifies white): their
black Suckauhock (Sácki signifying blacke.)
Both amongst themselves, as also the English and Dutch, the blacke
peny is two pence white; the blacke fathom double, or, two fathom of
white.
Wepekuttassamompatimmin, Change my money.
Suckaúhock nausakésachick, The blacke money.
Wauômpeg, or Wauompésichick-mèsim, Give me white.
Assawompatittea, Come, let us change.
Anâwsuck, Shells.
Meteaûhock, The Periwinckle.
Suckauanaûsuck, The blacke shells.
Suckauaskéesaquash, The blacke eyes, or,
that part of the shel-fish called Poquaûhock (or Hens) broken out
neere the eyes, of which they make the blacke.
Puchwhéganash and Múcksuck, Awle blades.
Papuckakiuash, Brittle or breaking,
which they desire to be
hardened to a brittle
temper.
Obs: Before ever they had awle blades from Europe, they made shift to
bore this their shell money with stones, and to fell their trees with
stone set in a wooden staff, and used wooden howes; which some old
and poore women (fearfull to leave the old tradition) use to this day.
Natouwúmpitea, A Coyner or Minter.
Nnanatouwúmpiteem, I cannot coyne.
Natouwómpitees, Make money or Coyne.
Puckhûmmin, To bore through.
Puckwhegonnaûtick, The awle blade sticks.
Tutteputch anâwsin, To smooth them, which they
doe on stones.
Qussûck-anash, Stone, stones.
Cauómpsk, A whetstone.
Nickáutick, A kind of wooden Pincers
or Vice.
Enomphómmin, To thread or string.
Aconaqúnnaûog, Thread the Beads.
Enomphómmin, Thread, or string these.
Enomphósachick, Strung ones.
Sawhoog & Sawhósachick, Loose Beads.
Naumpacoûin, To hang about the necke.
Obs: They hang these strings of money about their necks and wrists;
as also upon the necks and wrists of their wives and children.
Máchequoce, a Girdle; which they make curiously of one, two, three,
foure and five inches thicknesse and more, of this money which
(sometimes to the value of ten pounds and more) they weare about
their middle and as a scarfe about their shoulders and breasts.
Yea, the Princes make rich Caps and Aprons (or small breeches) of
these Beads thus curiously strung into many formes and figures: their
blacke and white finely mixt together.
_Observations generall of their Coyne._
The sonnes of men having lost their Maker, the true and onely
Treasure, dig downe to the bowels of the earth for gold and silver;
yea, to the bottome of the sea, for shells of fishes, to make up a
Treasure, which can never truly enrich nor satisfie.
More particular.
The Indians prize not English gold,
Nor English, Indians shell:
Each in his place shall passe for ought.
What ere Men buy or sell.
English and Indians all passe hence,
To an eternall place,
Where shels nor finest golds’ worth ought,
Where noughts’ worth ought but Grace.
This Coyne the Indians know not of,
Who knowes how soone they may?
The English knowing, prize it not,
But fling’t like drosse away.
CHAP. XXV.
_Of their Buying and Selling._
Anaqushaúog,
or Traders.
Anaqushánchick,
Anaqushénto, Let us trade.
Cuttasha? Have you this or that?
Cowachaúnam?
Nítasha, I have.
Nowachaunum,
Nquénowhick, I want this, &c.
Nowèkineam, I like this.
Nummachinnámmin, I doe not like.
Máunetash nquénowhick, I want many things.
Cuttattaúamish, I will buy this of you.
Nummouanaquish, I come to buy.
Mouanaqushaûog, Chapmen.
Mounaqushánchick,
Obs: Amongst themselves they trade their Corne, skins, Coates,
Venison, Fish, &c. and sometimes come ten or twenty in a Company to
trade amongst the English.
They have some who follow onely making of Bowes, some Arrowes, some
Dishes (and the women make all their Earthen Vessells) some follow
fishing, some hunting: most on the Sea side make Money, and Store up
shells in Summer against Winter whereof to make their money.
Nummautanaqúsh, I have bought.
Cummanóhamin? Have you bought?
Cummanohamoúsh, I will buy of you.
Nummautanóhamin, I have bought.
Kunnauntatáumish, I come to buy this.
Comaunekunnuo? Have you any cloth?
Koppócki, Thick cloth.
Wassáppi, Thin.
Súckinuit, Black, or blackish.
Mishquinuit, Red Cloth.
Wómpinuit, White cloth.
Obs: They all generally prize a Mantle of English or Dutch Cloth
before their owne wearing of Skins and Furres, because they are warme
enough and Lighter.
Wompeqûayi, Cloth inclining to white,
which they like not, but
desire to have a sad colour without any whitish haires suiting with
their own naturall Temper, which inclines to sadnese.
Etouwawâyi, Wollie on both sides.
Muckûcki, Bare without wool.
Chechéke maútsha, Long lasting.
Qúnnascat, Of a great breadth.
Túockquscat, Of little breadth.
Wùss, The Edge or list.
Aumpácunnish, Open it.
Tuttepàcunnish, Fold it up.
Mat Weshegganùnno, There is no work on it.
Tanógganish, Shake it.
Wúskanuit, New Cloth.
Tanócki, tanócksha, It is torne or rent.
Eatawûs, It is Old.
Quttaûnch, Feele it.
Audtà, A paire of small breeches or
Apron.
Cuppàmirh, I will pay you, which is a word newly made from the
English word pay.
Tahenautu? What price?
Tummòck cumméinsh, I will pay you Beaver.
Teaûguock Cumméinsh, I will give you Money.
Wauwunnegachick, Very good.
Obs: They have great difference of their Coyne as the English have:
Some that will not passe without Allowance and some again made of a
Counterfeit shell, and their very blacke counterfeited by a Stone and
other Materialls; yet I never knew any of them much deceived, for
their danger of being deceived (in these things of Earth) makes them
cautelous.
Cosaúmawem, You aske too much.
Kuttíackqussaûwew, You are very hard.
Aquie iackqussaûme, Be not so hard.
Aquie Wussaúmowash, Doe not aske much.
Tashin Commê sim? How much shall I give you?
Kutteaûg Commeinsh, I will give you your money.
Nkèke Comméinsh, I will give you an Otter.
Coanombuqusse, You have deceived,
Kuttassokakómme,
Obs: Who ever deale or trade with them had need of Wisedome, Patience
and Faithfulnesse in dealing; for they frequently say Cuppánnawen,
you lye, Cuttassokakómme, you deceive.
Misquésu Kunúkkeke, Your otter is reddish.
Yò aúwusse Wunnêgin, This is better.
Yo chippaúatu, This is of another price.
Aagausaúatu, It is Cheap.
Muchickaúatu, It is deare.
Wuttunnaúatu, It is worth it.
Wunishaúnto, Let us agree.
Aquie neesquttónckqussish, Doe not make adoe.
Wuché nquittompscat, About a penny.
They are marvellous subtle in their Bargaines to save a penny; And
very suspicous that English Men labour to deceive them: Therefore
they will beate all markets and try all places, and runne twenty,
thirty, yea forty mile, and more, and lodge in the Woods to save
sixpence.
Cummámmenash nitteaúguash? Will you have my money?
Nonânum, I cannot.
Nòonshem.
Tawhitch nonanumêan? Why can you not?
Macháge nkóckie, I get nothing.
Tashaumskussayicommesim? How many spans will you give me?
Neesaumsqussáyi, Two spans.
Shwaumscusscáyi, Three spans.
Yowompscussáyi, Foure spans.
Napannetashaumscussâyi, Five spans.
Quttatashaumskussáyi, Six spans.
Endatashaumscussâyì, Seven spans.
Enadatashaumskuttonâyi, Seven spans.
Cowénaweke, You are a rich Man.
Obs: They will often confesse, for their own ends, that the English
are richer and wiser, and valianter than themselves; yet it is for
their own ends, and therefore they adde Nanoùe, give me this or
that, a disease which they are generally infected with; some more
ingenuous, scorne it, but I have often seene an Indian with great
quantities of money about him beg a Knife of an English man who
happily hath had never a penny of money.
Akétash-tamòke, Tell my money.
Now ánnakese, I have mis-told.
Cosaûmakese, You have told too much.
Cunnoónakese, You have told too little.
Shoo kekíneass, Looke here.
Wunêtu nitteaûg, My money is very good.
Mamattissuôgkutteaûquock, Your Beads are naught.
Tashin mesh commaûg? How much have you given?
Chichêgin, A Hatchet.
Anaskúnck, A Howe.
Maumichémanege, A Needle.
Cuttatuppaúnamum, Take a measure.
Tatuppauntúhommin, To weigh with scales.
Tatuppauntúock, They are weighing.
Netâtup, It is all one.
Kaukakíneamuck, } A looking Glasse.
Pebenochichauquânick? }
Obs: It may be wondred what they doe with Glasses, having no beautie
but a swarfish colour, and no dressing but nakednesse; but pride
appeares in any colour, and the meanest dresse; and besides generally
the Women paint their faces with all sorts of colours.
Cummanohamôgunna, They will buy it of you.
Cuppittakûnnemous, Take your cloth againe.
Cuppittakunnamì? Will you serve me so?
Cosaumpeekúnneman, You have tore me off too
little cloth.
Cummachetannakunamous, I have torn it off for you.
Tawhìtch cuppíttakunamiêan? Why doe you turne it up
on my hand.
Kutchichêginash, kaukinne Your Hatchets will be soone
pokéshaas, broken.
Teâno wáskishaas, Soone gapt.
Natouashóckquittea, A Smith.
Kuttattaú amish aûke, I would buy land of you.
Tou núckquaque? How much?
Wuchè wuttotânick, For a towne, or, Plantation.
Nissékineam, I have no mind to seeke.
Indiansuck sekineámwock, The Indians are not willing.
Noonapúock naûgum, They want roome themselves.
Cowetompátimmin, We are friends.
Cummaugakéamish, I will give you land.
Aquìe chenawaûsish, Be not churlish.
_Generall Observation of Trade._
O the infinite wisedome of the most holy wise God, who hath so
advanced Europe, above America, that there is not a sorry Howe,
Hatchet, Knife, nor a rag of cloth in all America, but what comes
over the dreadfull Atlantick Ocean from Europe: and yet that Europe
be not proud, nor America discouraged; what treasures are hid in some
parts of America, and in our New English parts, how have foule hands
(in smoakie houses) the first handling of those Furres which are
after worne upon the hands of Queens and heads of Princes.
More particular:
1. Oft have I heard these Indians say,
These English will deceive us.
Of all that’s ours, our lands and lives
In th’ end they will bereave us.
2. So say they, whatsoever they buy,
(Though small) which shewes they’re shie
Of Strangers, fearfull to be catcht
By Fraud, deceipt, or lie.
3. Indians and English feare deceits,
Yet willing both to be
Deceiv’d and couzen’d of precious soule
Of Heaven, Eternitie.
CHAP. XXVI.
_Of Debts and Trusting._
Noónat, I have not money enough
Noonamautuckquáwhe, Trust me.
Kunnoonamaútuckquaush, I will owe it you.
Obs: They are very desirous to come into debt, but then he that
trusts them must sustaine a two fold losse:
First, Of his Commoditie.
Secondly, Of his Custome, as I have found by deare experience:
Some are ingenuous, plaine hearted and honest; but the most never
pay unlesse a man follow them to their severall abodes, townes and
houses, as I my selfe have been forc’d to doe, which hardship and
Travells it hath yet pleased God to sweeten with some experiences and
some little gaine of Language.
Nonamautuckquahéginash, Debts.
Nosaumautackquáwhe, I am much in debt.
Pitch nippáutowin, I will bring it you.
Chenock naquómbeg cuppauútiin When will you bring mee
nitteaûguash, my money?
Kunnaúmpatous, I will pay you.
Kukkeéskwhush,
Keéskwhim, teaugmésin, Pay me my money.
Tawhítch peyáuyean, Why doe you come?
Nnádgecom, I come for debts.
Machêtu, A poore man.
Nummácheke, I am a poore man.
Mesh nummaúchnem, I have been sicke.
Nowemacaúnash niteaúquash, I was faine to spend my
money in my sicknesse.
Obs: This is a common, and (as they think) most satisfying answer,
that they have been sick: for in those times they give largely to
the Priests, who then sometimes heales them by conjurations; and also
they keepe open houses for all to come to helpe to pray with them,
unto whom also they give money.
Mat noteaûgo, I have no money.
Kekíneash nippêtunck, Looke here in my bag.
Nummâche maúganash, I have already paid.
Mat coanaumwaûmis, You have not kept your word.
Kunnampatôwinkeénowwin, You must pay it.
Machàge wuttamaûntam, He minds it not.
Machàge wuttammauntammôock, They take no care about paying.
Michéme notammaûntam, I doe alwayes mind it.
Mat nickowêmennaûkocks, I cannot sleepe in the night
for it.
_Generall Observations of their Debts._
It is an universal Disease of folly in Men to desire to enter into
not onely necessary, but unnecessary and tormenting debts, contrary
to the command of the only wise God: Owe nothing to any man, but that
you love each other.
More particular
I have heard ingenuous Indians say,
In debts, they could not sleepe;
How far worse are such English then,
Who love in debt to keepe?
If Debts of pounds cause restlesse nights
In trade with man and man,
How hard’s that heart that millions owes
To God, and yet sleepe can?
Debts paid, sleep’s sweet, sins paid Death’s Sweet,
Death’s night then’s turned to light;
Who dies in sinnes unpaid, that soule
His light’s eternall night.
CHAP. XXVII.
_Of their Hunting, &c._
Wee shall not name over the severall sorts of Beasts which we named
in the Chapter of Beasts.
The Natives hunt two wayes: First, when they pursue their game
(especially Deere, which is the generall and wonderfull plenteous
hunting in the Countrey:) I say, they pursue in twentie, fortie,
fiftie yea, two or three hundred in a company, (as I have seene) when
they drive the woods before them. Secondly. They hunt by Traps of
severall sorts, to which purpose after they have observed, in spring
time and Summer, the haunt of the Deere, then about Harvest, they goe
ten or twentie together, and sometimes more, and withall (if it be
not too farre) wives and children also, where they build up little
hunting houses of Barks and Rushes (not comparable to their dwelling
houses) and so each man takes his bounds of two, three, or foure
miles, where he sets thirty, forty or fiftie Traps, and baits his
Traps with that food the Deere loves, and once in two dayes he walkes
his round to view his Traps.
Ntauchaûmen, I goe to hunt.
Ncáttiteam weeyoùs, I long for Venison.
Auchaûtuck, Let us hunt.
Nowetauchaûmen, I will hunt with you.
Anúmwock, Dogs.
Kemehétteas, Creepe.
Pitch nkemehétteem, I will creepe.
Pumm púmmoke, Shoote.
Uppetetoúa, A man shot accidentally.
Ntaumpauchaúmen, I come from hunting.
Cutchashineánna? How many have you kild?
Nneesnneánna, I have kild two.
Shwinneànna, Three.
Nyowinneánna, Foure.
Npiuckwinneánna, Ten, &c.
Nneesneechecttashínneanna, Twentie.
Nummouashàwmen, I goe to set Traps.
Apè hana, Trap, Traps.
Asháppock, Hempe.
Masaûnock, Flaxe.
Wuskapéhana, New Traps.
Eataúbana, Old Traps.
Obs: They are very tender of their Traps, where they lie, and what
comes at them; for they say, the Deere (whom they conceive have a
Divine power in them) will soone smell and be gone.
Npunnowwâumen, I must goe to my Traps.
Nummíshkommin, I have found a Deere;
Which sometimes they doe, taking a Wolfe in the very act of his
greedy prey, when sometimes (the Wolfe being greedy of his prey)
they kill him: sometimes the Wolfe having glutted himselfe with the
one halfe, leaves the other for his next bait; but the glad Indian
finding of it prevents him.
And that wee may see how true it is, that all wild creatures, and
many tame, prey upon the poore Deere, (which are there in a right
embleme of Gods persecuted, that is, hunted people, as I observed in
the Chapter of Beasts according to the old and true saying:
_Imbelles Damæ quid nisi præeda sumus?_
To harmlesse Roes and Does
Both wilde and tame are foes.)
I remember how a poore Deere was long hunted and chased by a Wolfe,
at last (as their manner is) after the chase of ten, it may be more,
miles running, the stout Wolfe tired out the nimble Deere, and
seasing upon it kill’d; In the act of devouring his prey, two English
Swine, big with Pig, past by, assaulted the Wolfe, drove him from
his prey, and devoured so much of that poore Deere, as they both
surfeited and dyed that night.
The Wolfe is an Embleme of a fierce blood-sucking persecutor.
The Swine of a covetous, rooting worldling, both make a prey of the
Lord Jesus in his poore Servants.
Ncummóotamúck qun natóqus, The Wolfe hath rob’d me.
Obs: When a Deere is caught by the leg in a Trap, sometimes there it
lies a day together before the Indian come, and so lies a pray to the
ranging Wolfe, and other wild Beasts (most commonly the Wolfe) who
seaseth upon the Deere and Robs the Indian (at his first devouring)
of neere halfe his prey, and if the Indian come not the sooner, hee
makes a second greedie Meale and leaves him nothing but the bones,
and the torn Deereskins, especially if he call some of his greedy
Companions to his bloody banquet.
Upon this, the Indian makes a falling trap called Sunnúckhig, (with a
great weight of stones) and so sometimes Knocks the Wolfe on the head
with a gainefull revenge, especially if it bee a blacke Wolfe, whose
Skins they greatly prize.
Nonówwussu, It is leane.
Wauwunockôo, It is fat.
Weékan, It is sweet.
Machemóqut, It smells ill.
Anit, It is putrified.
Poquêsu, Halfe a Deere.
Poskáttuck & Missêsu, A whole Deere.
Kuttíomp, A Buck.
Paucottaúwat,
Wawúnnes, A young Buck.
Qunnèke, A Doe.
Aunàm, A Fawne.
Moósqin,
Yo asipaúgon, Thus thick of fat.
Noónatch, or, attuck ntíyu, I hunt Venison.
Mishánneke ntíyu, I hunt a Squirrill.
Paukunnawaw ntío, I hunt a Beare, &c.
Wusséke, The hinder part of the Deere.
Apome-ichash, Thigh: Thighes.
Uppèke-quòck, Shoulder, shoulders.
Wuskàn, A bone.
Wussúckqun, A taile.
Awemaníttin, Their Rutting time.
Paushinùmmin, To divide.
Paushinummauatíttea, Let us divide.
This they doe when a Controversie falls out, whose the Deere should
bee. Causkashunck, the Deere skin.
Obs: Púmpom, a tribute skin when a Deere (hunted by the Indians or
Wolves) is kild in the Water. This skin is carried to the Sachim or
Prince, within whose territory the Deere was slaine.
Ntaumpowwashaûmen, I come from hunting.
_Generall Observation of their Hunting._
There is a blessing upon endeavour, even to the wildest Indians; the
sluggard rosts not that which he tooke in hunting, but the substance
of the diligent (either in earthly or heavenly affaires) is precious.
Prov. 25.
More particular.
Great paines in hunting th’ Indians wild,
And eke the English tame,
Both take, in woods and for rests thicke,
To get their precious game.
Pleasure and Profit, Honour false,
(The World’s great Trinitie)
Drive all men, through all wayes, all times,
All weathers, wet and drie.
Pleasure and Profits, Honour sweet,
Eternall, sure and true,
Laid up in God, with equall paines,
Who seekes, who doth pursue?
CHAP. XXVIII.
_Of their Gaming, &c._
Their games (like the English) are of two sorts, private and publike;
A Game like unto the English Cards, yet, instead of Cards, they play
with strong Rushes.
Secondly, they have a kinde of Dice which are Plumb stones painted,
which they cast in a Tray with a mighty noyse and sweating: Their
publique Games are solemnized with the meeting of hundreds; sometimes
thousands, and consist of many vanities, none of which I durst ever
be present at, that I might not countenance and partake of their
folly, after I once saw the evill of them.
Ahânu, Hee laughes.
Tawhitchahânean, Why doe you laugh?
Ahânuock, They are merry.
Nippauochâumen, We are dancing.
Pauochaúog, They are playing or dancing.
Pauochaútowwin, A Bable to play with.
Akésuog, They are at cards, or
telling of Rushes.
Pissinnéganash, Their playing Rushes.
} I am a telling, or counting;
Ntakèsemin, } for their play is a
} kind of Arithmatick.