by Compass, distant 15 miles.
7. S. E. by 62 miles No 60°.46′N. 62°.50′W. A very thick
E. ¼ E. observation misty day,
with a
tumbling sea.
8. S. E. by 90 miles Sun obscured 60. 7 59.48 In the
E. ¾ E. morning the
wind shifted
to the N. N.
E. and blew a
heavy gale
with a high
sea.
9. E. S. E. 187 miles Sun obscured 58.55 54.00 Scudding
under a
close-reefed
main-topsail.
10. E. by S. 154 miles Sun obscured 58.25 49. 6 The wind
varying
continually,
accompanied
by heavy hail
showers.
11. E. by S. 187 miles Sun obscured 57.54 43.20 A strong wind
with a heavy
sea. We
consider
ourselves
this day
nearly
abreast of
_Cape
Farewell_.
12. E. ¼ S. 200 miles 57°.46′N. 57. 2 A very heavy
gale from the
North.
Scudding
under the
goose wings
of the
foresail.
13. E. ½ N. 229 miles 58. 5 29.52 A tremendous
high sea
running.
Scudding
under a
main-topsail.
14. E. ½ N. 203 miles 58.17 25.34 Scudding in
very fierce
squalls.
_Prince of
Wales_ in
company.
15. N. 89° E. 165 miles 58.23 18.24 A fine day.
Wind in the
N. W.
quarter, much
more moderate.
16. East 186 miles 58.23 12.24 Weather
moderate,
with a fine
fair breeze.
17. E. ¼ N. 152 miles Sun obscured 58.32 7.38 On a
calculation,
we lost time,
since leaving
_Cape
Resolution_,
3 hrs. 49
min.; for
which loss we
allow 28
miles. This
correction
makes the
longitude
8°.31′ W.
18. At day-light we saw the Butt of the _Lewis Islands_, having run 70
miles E. ¼ S. since yesterday at noon. Observed the Isles of _Barra_
and _Rona_.
19. In the morning, made all sail; and at noon we anchored in _Stromness_
Harbour, after the shortest passage from _York Fort_ ever before
known. The _Prince of Wales_ accompanied us into the harbour.
Appendix (E).
LIST
OF THE
DRESSES, &c. OF THE ESQUIMAUX INDIANS
IN HUDSON’S STRAITS
_Brought by His Majesty’s Ship_ Rosamond _in_ 1814
AND
Presented by LIEUTENANT CHAPPELL to the University Library at _Cambridge_.
Dress of the Men, made of Seal-skins.
Dress of the Women, with a Hood and Tail, made of the Moose-Deer Skins.
Seal-skin Boots of the Men, water proof.
Boots of the Women.
Gloves of ditto.
Dress of an _Esquimaux_ Child, made of the Skins of Sea Mice.
Pouch of Seal-skin.
Ditto of the Dog-fish, with the Fins remaining, as Ornaments.
Small Box made of Rushes, in which they carry their Trinkets.
A most curious Mask for defending the Eyes from the Snow, with a Place
for the Ornaments of their Foreheads.
Barb of a Harpoon, with Sculptured Images of Water-Fowls.
Instrument whereby they hurl their Darts, Arrows, and Harpoons.
Two of their Images; the one representing a _Man_, and the other a
_Woman_, in the _Esquimaux_ Dress; shewing the first dawning of
sculpture, and their inability to represent the human countenance,
hands, or feet.
LIST _of Articles illustrating the Manners and Customs of the Natives of
the North-western Coast of_ America; _brought to_ Europe _by Commodore_
Billings.
Machines used in casting their Arrows; from the neighbourhood of _Cook’s
River_.
Harpoons of Bone, with Ropes made of the Tendons of Animals.
Ditto of Fossil Ivory, with ditto.
Idols of Wood and Hair, brought to the Coast from the interior of the
_North-American_ Continent.
Bone Fish-hooks.
Pouches, worn by the Men for covering the Genitals, made of a Marine
Plant.
Head-dresses of the Women, made of the Entrails of Fishes.
Dresses of Men and Women, made of Skins of Moose-Deer.
Bracelets and Fishing-lines made of Fishes’ Entrails.
Thread for Sewing, manufactured of the same materials.
Needle-work of the Women, ditto.
Circular Rattle of the Enchanters or Sorcerers, made of the Beaks of
Sea-Hawks.
Bonnet worn by the Men; adorned with long Spikes made of the Beard of
the Sea-Lion.
Hatchet for making Canoes; the Handle being of wood, to which, by
thongs, a piece of _Jade_ is fastened.
Lancet for Bleeding, made of _Pitchstone_.
Idols made of the Sea-Mouse, adorned with Porcupine’s Quills.
Work-bags and Needle-cases, made of Fishes’ Entrails; the Needles, of
Fishes’ Bones; &c. &c.; from _Prince William’s Sound_.
Small Boxes, and Pouches for carrying Trinkets, &c.
Fish-hooks, False Worms as Baits, Idols, Ornaments for Bonnets, &c.
Seal-skin Boots.
Appendix (F).
A VOCABULARY
OF THE
LANGUAGE
OF THE
_CREÉ or KNISTENEAUX[45] INDIANS_
INHABITING
THE WESTERN SHORES OF HUDSON’S BAY
Presented to the Author by a Trader who had resided Thirty Years in that
Country.
_Athis_, implies what is past, and could
not be avoided.
_As-tum_, Come here.
_As-tum-et-tay_, On this side of any particular
spot.
_As-kow-wee_, Rotten.
_Ap-pah-qua-soon_, Tent leather alone.
_Ap-pus-swy-uch_, Tent-poles.
_Ah-chakk_, The soul.
_As-tum-as-taik_, In the sunshine.
_Awoos-us-pee_, Past such a time.
_Astum-us-pee_, Prior to such a time.
_A-gues-spee_, At such a time.
_Ath-tha-gusk-cow_, Broad.
_Ah-to-we-thah_, It certainly was so.
_Ah-tues-cay_, To work, toil, labour, or attend
as a servant.
_Ah-too-ska-thog-gan_, An attendant, or servant.
_Asse-che_, Also, Besides.
_Ke-we-Assas-su-min_, You mean to deceive me.
_Ah-tah-mah_, Very often repeated.
_Ke-we-Ath-the-mah-hittin_, I mean to be troublesome to you.
_As-cow_, Sometimes.
_Aquay-thakk_, or _Aqua-thoch_, The first time.
_Athee-mis-sue_, Ill-natured, Hard to please.
_Assus-kee_, Earth, or mould.
_Abby-tow_, Half.
_Abby-tham-oo-tuch_, Middle of a canoe.
_An-nis-coo-tah-pan_, A knot of any kind of line.
_Ah-tie_, Fur.
_Ah-spee-che_, In the meanwhile, whilst.
_An-nouch_, Just now.
_Che-pai-tuck-guow_, Blue.
_Cow-ish-she-moo_, Go to bed.
_Ne-we-Cow-ish-e-moon_, I want to go to bed.
_Cow-wow_, Rough.
_Chim-mah-sin_, Short.
_Cat-tah_, Conceal it.
_Ke-gah-Cah-twah-tin_, I will conceal it from you.
_Co-ke-oo_, Dive.
_Cup-pah-she-moo_, To bathe.
_Cap-pah-she-mow_, To boil meat.
_Chick-ka-mah_, Yes.
_Che-powee_, Narrow.
_Copan-na-sue_, A common man,
_Cooke-kay_, Always.
_Cock-ke-thoue_, All of them.
_Che-che_, Finger.
_Che-che-coom_, Wart.
_Che-che-kin_, To scratch.
_Chah-kiet-tin-now_, A hill, Rising ground.
_Cas-pow_, Brittle.
_Chup-pah-shish_, Below, Beneath.
_Cup-pow-a-thoue_, Leaving off paddling at the
approach of winter.
_Ke-Chim-mah-cah-pow-wis-in_, You are short.
_Ke-Co-pah-chemoon_, You disappoint yourself.
_Cos-see-hah_, To wipe, To rub out.
_Cos-see-quan_, A towel.
_Cos-sah-higgan_, The implement used in rubbing out
any thing.
_Che-man_, Name of a canoe.
_Check-a-gam_, Close to the shore.
_Es-kah_, N.B. In recounting a dream, this
word is much made use of.
_Ethin-artick_, A small kind of pine.
_Es-skun_, Home.
_Ethe-e-coke_, Striving.
_Eth-e-coke-queth-e-mow_, Strive.
_Eth-the-boak-cow_, Wise, Sensible.
_Numma-Ethe-boak-cow_, Foolish, Not wise.
_Ethin-nut-took_, In reality.
_Ethin-nut-to_, Common, The most common kind of
any thing.
_Ethee-pin-nay_, Truly.
_Egah-waudge-no-gun_, Any thing almost imperceptible.
_Egah-pittah_, Stop a little.
_Esqua_, Presently.
_Es-pee-hum-moak_, Flying high.
_Ethin-ne-woo_, Living, Still alive.
_En-coo-se-queth-e-moon_, I think myself a conjurer, or
godlike.
_Espim-mick_, Above.
_E-sput-tin-now_, Steep; or rising ground.
_Es-pum-me-seek_, A little above.
_Es-qui-an-mek_, The end.
_Ke-Guy-as-sues-stah-tin_, I will hide myself from you.
_Gay-tow-woo_, Reflection, To reflect.
_Gay-tak-tin-e-thick_, The whole number.
_Gay-te-un_, It happened to you.
_Gay-te-an_, It happened to me.
_Guy-tut_, You to him.
_Guy-tat_, He to him.
_Guy-tow-wut-oo-punny_, You said so to him.
_Guy-tow-wat-oo-punny_, He said so.
_Guy-tack-oo-punny_, He said so of him.
_Guy-tisk-oo-punny_, He said so of you.
_Guy-sus-takee_, At the same place.
_Hay-wee_, A word of notice.
_Hay-way_, Have you found it—inanimate.
_Hay-waw_, Have you found it—animate.
_How-wee-gas-take_, Not exposed to the ray of the sun.
_Hook-e-moow_, A Chief.
_Hay-e-tus-see-chick_, As many as there are.
_Huth-thee-wah-ka-kin_, A word of surprise.
_I-es-cue_, Tired.
_I-es-coo-tai-oo_, Tired with walking.
_I-es-coos-se-man_, Tired with paddling.
_Iam-me_, Talk, or Speak.
_Ith-e-cah-pah-low_, Run away, Not to be found.
_Kit-Ithe-cah-hittan_, I have eat or drunk without saving
you any, or without asking you to
partake.
_Is-see-boy-tayoo_, To set off by land.
_Kiska-tow-a-cow_, A high bank.
_Ke-shich_, The blue sky.
_Ke-shi-cow_, Day.
_Ke-too_, Any noise made by an animate being
_Ke-too-mah-gun_, or Any noise made by an inanimate
_Ke-too-mah-gusk_, object.
_Kis-sway-way_, Talk loud.
_Egah-Kis-sway-way_, Don’t talk loud.
_Kis-tuck-gah-much_, Main land.
_Kin-wow_, Long.
_Ke-che_, Equal to you.
_Ke-hitch-chu_, Any thing grand.
_Kin-no-koo-mow_, A long lake.
_Kis-ki-ow-wow_, Deep water.
_Kisshe-as-tun_, Fast sailing.
_Kishee-puthen_, Any thing moving fast.
_Kisshe-wahk_, Nigh at hand.
_Kissas-tow_, Middling.
_Ka-ke-che-moo_, Insignificance.
_Kis-steth-e-moo_, Proud, Haughty, Opinionated.
_Ke-Kuck-quay-che-met-tin_, I ask you.
_Kuck-quay-che-that-hit-took_, Strive to excel each other.
_Kuck-qua-che-pus-ke-that-hit-took_, To support a spirit of emulation.
_Koos-coon_, To awaken.
_Koos-coon-ne-gan_, Awaken me.
_Kas-ses-cow_, The present opportunity.
_Kis-tin-natch_, Perhaps.
_Kis-pin_, When (future).
_Ke-kah-nah-gun_, Plain to be seen.
_Ke-too-his-ca_, Calling like a goose.
_Ke-ke-toon_, You did speak.
_Kis-scut-tah_, Cut it in two, (a stick or piece
of wood.)
_Kis-scut-ta-higgan_, A stump, the remaining part of a
tree cut down.
_Ke-hoo-tay-oo_, To visit.
_Ke-hich-coo_, Any thing escaping.
_Kith-the-pah_, Be quick, Make haste.
_Kit-tis-kin-now_, To let fall.
_Ke-mo-he-how_, You teaze it.
_Ke-ket-te-mah-how_, You are cruel to him.
_Ne-Kit-te-mah-tin-na-wow_, I feel for him.
_Kuth-ke-tai-wap-pit_, Black eyes.
_Ke-kick_, Your house or cabin.
_Kis-pin-nut-tow_, To earn, To come at, To purchase.
_Kut-che-wap-pum-mut_, That you should see it, was the
_Go-pa-she-wug-geet_, reason we brought it.
_Ke-thas-kah-che-moo_, To tell falsehood.
_Kis-sha-wah-tis-sue_, Good-natured.
_Ke-wak-tis-sue_, Friendless.
_Kis-kah-mut-tin-now_, Steep hill.
_Kis-kah-pis-cow_,
_Ke-satch_, Immediately.
_Ke-satch-ut-tow-way-win_, Debt, or buying before you intend
to pay.
_Kee-sin-ne-gun_, A dressed skin.
_Kee-sin-nah_, Dress it.
_Kis-sis-sah_, To warm. To make warm.
_Kee-sis-sah_, To cook, either by boiling or
roasting.
_Ky-as-en-equn_, Any thing old or worn out.
_Kusketh-etum-etah-goos_, A person talking impatiently.
_Ka-ke-che-moo_, Boasting, To boast.
_Ke-kas-sis-po-min_, You speak ironically.
_Ke-Ka-pah-tis-sin_, You are not clever or acute.
_Ke-they-e-tou_, Making a noise like scratching.
_Kis-quay-can_, A fool.
_Manito_, God.
_Mus-cow-wow_, or _Mus-cow-wis-sue_, Strong.
_Ne-Me-thou_, I gave it to him.
_Ne-Meeth-ick_, He gave it to me.
_Ne-Meeth-ick-gowin_, It was given to me.
_Ne-Meeth-ick-wuck_, They gave it to me.
_Ne-Meeth-thou-uck_, I gave it to them.
_Ne-Meeth-thee-ammet_, He or she gave it to us.
_Ne-Meeth-ick-coo-nan_, It was given to us by him.
_Ke-Meeth-ick_, It was given to you.
_Ke-Meeth-it-tin_, I give it to you, or I gave it to
you.
_Owee-nah-gah-Me-thisk_, Who gave it to you?
_Owee-nah-ke-Meeth-ich-coo_,
_Owee-nah-wah-Mee-thut_, Who do you design to give it to?
_Owee-nah-wah-Mee-thut_, Who does he intend to give it to?
_Owee-nah-gah-Mee-that_, Who did he give it to?
_Owee-nah-gah-Mee-thick-coot_, Who was it given to?
_Owee-na-hah-Mee-thick-coot_, Who?
_Mee-thick-coot_, Any thing given from one person to
another.
_Mee-thee-coot_, Hairy nose.
_Mee-this-tow-wan_, Beard.
_Mee-the-chap_, Hairy face.
_Mith-coo_, Blood.
_Mith-coo-sue_, or _Mith-gwow_, Red.
_Mah-tow-wee_, Poor flesh, Any thing not fat.
_Mah-Mah-tow-wee-wick_, Ditto, (plural.)
_Mee-gee-wap_, A tent, when erected.
_Mut-too-gaph_, Where a tent formerly stood.
_Min-nis-tick_, An island.
_Min-nay-he-wat-tun_, Point of land.
_Mess-kaik_, A plain, or swamp.
_Mis-sick-a-mow_, A large lake.
_Matoon-eth-e-chiggan_, The mind.
_Musqua_, Black bear.
_Oo-sow-we-Musqua_, Brown ditto.
_Missee-musqua_, Grizzlier, great bear.
_Wah-pisk_, White bear.
_Minna-hig_, Large pine.
_Metuse_, Poplar.
_Mithqua-pim-mook_, Red willow.
_Mun-na-win_, Barren country, not plentiful.
_Me-chim-is-skum-my-gon_, A country abounding in provision.
_Ke-Meth-tho-tho-tow-wow_, You use him well.
_N’ Ne-mith-too-too-lakk_, He uses me well.
_Ne-me-tah-tow_, I regret the loss without crying.
_Ne-mow-wee-cah-tow_, I regret the loss with crying.
_Missa-gow_, To arrive.
_Missa-gow-uck_, They are arrived, or I arrived.
_Missa-gy-ack_, We have arrived.
_Missa-gy-eg_, You arrived (plural.)
_Ne-Missa-gan-nau_, I and my companions arrived.
_Muthch-e-puthue_, Any thing moving slowly.
_Math-e-puthue_, Any thing that does not go well,
as a gun that does not throw its
shot well.
_Mach-wange_, At that time.
_Mack-was-kah_, To overtake.
_Mah-that-tun_, Bad.
_Me-tho-was-sin_, Good.
_Me-tho-sis-sue_, Handsome
_Me-tho-nah-gun_, Good-looking.
_Much-il-nah-gun_, Ordinary.
_Much-ethe-lah-gun_, Disagreeable.
_Metho-tah-gun_, Agreeable talking.
_Ne-Meth-thoot-tow-wow_, I dislike talking.
_Ne-Much-in-nak-wow_, I think it ugly.
_Ne-Mith-thoo-now-wow_, I think it handsome
_My-itch-che_, Exactly.
_N’ Ne-Mith-thoo-wah-tan_, I am happy.
_Ne-Mah-mus-kah-tain_, I am surprised.
_Ma-muh-lah-coo-sue_, Proud.
_Me-tow-wee_, Longing for any thing eatable.
_N’me-tow-with-e-moon_, I am longing, or I am a longer.
_Mun-nus-qua_, To make ready with a gun.
_Me-tho-mah-qun_, Sweet smell.
_Me-tho-gow_, Fine, Soft, Mossy.
_Misse-hen_, To occasion a difference between
two persons
_Ke-Misse-ken_, You have injured me in the opinion
of such a person.
_Muck-coo-sa_, To feast.
_N’gah-muck-coo-san_, I will feast, or I will make a
feast.
_Mahtin-nah-wayoo_, To divide, To share.
_Mah-hum_, To go before the current.
_Mah-kis-cum_, To walk from inland to the shore.
_Mo-tway-tayoo_, or _Matway-way_, Report of a gun.
_Mun-nah-che-tow_, To spare, or be frugal.
_Mun-nah-che-how_, To avoid offending.
_Ke-mun-nah-che-hittan_, I do not wish to offend you.
_Ke-gah-mow-wee-mittan_, I shall hurt your feelings.
_Moo-schuck_, Always.
_Mis-cow-wow_, To find.
_Mus-cow-wow_, Hard.
_Misshe-way_, The whole.
_Ne-moo-see-how_, I feel it inwardly or outwardly,
_Ne-mee-scoo-nau_, I feel it with my hand.
_Ne-moo-see-tan_, I feel its motion.
_Mis-ske-shick_, Eyes.
_Mith-quah-pit_, Red eyes.
_Mis-kee-shick-cake_, The face.
_Missah-gow_, To arrive by water.
_Missa-gow-ma-as-tun_, To arrive by sailing as a ship.
_Min-a-ho_, To provide provender.
_In-ne-tah-mina-ho_, Applied to a good hunter,
signifies he is not deficient in
providing for his family.
_Nut-to-min-nah-ho_, A man in the employ of a hunter.
_Mus-hu-kee_, Physic.
_Mus-cow-wun_, A strong mind, A strong opinion.
_Ne-Me-tay-win_, I am a conjurer.
_Ne-Me-tay-with-emoon_, I think myself a conjurer.
_Ne-Mun-to-win_, or I am godlike.
_Ne-mun-ne-to-win_,
_Ne-Me-tow-wan_, I long for it.
_Mah-that-chis-la-hay-oo_, Ill-natured, Quarrelsome,
Hard-hearted.
_Ne-much-ethe-mow_, I have a bad opinion of him.
_Miss-sa-gy-akk_, We arrive by water.
_Mis-sa-gy-eg_, You arrive by water.
_Mis-sa-gow-wuck_, They arrive by water.
_Mis-sah-gow_, To arrive.
_Mis-sah-gan_, I arrive.
_Mis-sah-gan-nan_, We arrive.
_Ne-Mis-sah-gah-nan_, We arrived.
_Ne-Mis-sah-gan_, I arrived.
_Ke-Mis-sah-gan_, You arrived.
_Gah-Mis-sah-gy-akk_, When we arrived.
_Gah-Mis-sah-gy-eg_, When you arrived.
_Mis-sah-gy-akk-ke_, When we arrive, (speaking to a
person not of the party.)
_Mis-sah-gy-akk-coo_, When we arrive, (speaking to one
of the party.)
_Mis-sa-gy-eg-co_, When you arrive.
_Mis-sah-gy-ahny_, When I arrive.
_Moos-tus-cum-meek_, The ground, The earth.
_Moo-cheek_, On the ground.
_Mah-chis-tun_, Breaking up of the river-ice.
_Ke-Me-me-shick-ke-tin_, You are large.
_Ke-Mitho-nah-goo-sin_, You are handsome.
_Ke-Much-ee-nah-goo-sin_, You are ugly.
_Ke-Mitho-nah-tin_, You appear handsome to me.
_Ke-Mitho-nah-k_, He thinks you handsome.
_Ke-Much-nak-tin_, I think you ugly.
_Ke-Much-e-hah-k_, He thinks you ugly.
_Mah-nah-goo-tee_, Mind if it is not so.
_My-ak-quam_, Mind if I do not, (a threat.)
_Muchee_, Indifferent, Not good, Not
pleasing.
_Moi-see_, Much.
_Mis-tay-hay_, A great quantity.
_Mis-te-sue_, Scalded or burnt.
_Mes-tin-nah_, To expend, Expended.
_Mes-tun-mick_, The white skin that is between the
bark and body of a tree.
_Me-sah-hum_, To patch, To mend by patching.
_Me-sah-higgan_, The patch.
_May-che-moose_, A little.
_May-che-how_, To extirpate.
_Ne-May-hay-pit-chin_, To move toward the sea-shore.
_Muck-co-to-pay-oo_, A stomach that can bear a great
quantity of liquor.
_Missina-higgan_, Writing.
_Maith-waith-e-mai-oo_, To be very careful of any person.
_Minne-quog-gan_, A vessel used for drinking, A pot.
_Metch-chis-kun_, A fishing-wire.
_Ne-Meth-oon_, Handy, Not aukward.
_Mitho-wo-gass_, A length of time.
_Mah-no-kay_, To build a house, To erect a tent.
_Ne-that-mis-sue_, Weak.
_Nip-as-cue_, Applied to a great sleeper.
_Nippow_, He is a-sleep, or Sleep.
_Un-too-we-nip-pow_, Go to sleep.
_Tan-tee-wah-nip-pee-an_, Where do you want to sleep?
_Tan-ta-gah-nip-pe-an_, Where shall I sleep?
_Nee-kee-nan_, Our dwelling, or tent.
_Nut-toot-tow-in_, Listen to me.
_Nai-ow_, A point.
_Nai-ah-pisk_, Rocky point.
_Nuh-pow-wis_, A word of surprise.
_Nuggy-nah-gun_, Land in sight at a great distance.
_Nuthin_, To the north.
_Nah-me-win_, To the south.
_Na-puck-ka-see-tuck_, Silver pine.
_Nepisee_, Willow.
_Nis-sten-ne-gaw-win_, A landing-place.
_Ke-Nay-cut-teth-emoon_, You grieve.
_Nuggisk_, For a little time.
_Nug-gisk-cow-wow_, Two walking parties meeting on a
journey.
_Nuck-ka-wow_, To meet by water.
_Ne-hee_, Right.
_Ne-ach-toa-win_, Aukward.
_N’ Nah-qut-tick_, He left me behind.
_N’ Ni-hah-tow-wis-scane_, It does not fit well, or It fits
aukwardly.
_N’ Ne-he-scane_, It fits me right.
_Ne-ha-tow-win-nah-gun_, Aukward appearance.
_Nip-pue_, Dead.
_Nip-pee_, Water.
_Na-Nip-patchick_, or When they were asleep.
_Nip-pat-twow_,
_Nas-pit-too-tah_, To imitate,
_Nus-pit-tahk_, Likeness.
_Nogun_, In sight.
_Nah-Nah-lay-oo_, Trembling, Shivering, Shaking, &c.
_Nah-nah-tay-we-nah-gun_, Any thing that appears to shake.
_Nah-cow-we-nah-gun_, Variety.
_No-che-chig-gay_, To work at any job, &c.
_Na-mah_, That.
_Nut-toom_, Tell him to come here.
_Num-mum-ne-kee-toon_, I did not speak.
_Numma-no-che-etwan_, I never said so.
_Numma-ne-ke-e-twan_, _Nah-pait_, I cannot say it.
_Nutha-hum_, To go against the current.
_Nut-too-tum-wow_, To ask for it.
_Nut-tah-aes-cum_, To walk inland from the sea-shore.
_Nee-shoo_, Two.
_Ne-shoo-stoo-wow_, A double shot, killing two at a
time.
_Nub-but-lay-stow-in_, A hut with a back and two sides,
open in front.
_No-tum-me-hick_, I am puzzled or plagued by him.
_Nay-pay-catch_, Moderate, Not in the extreme
either way.
_Ne-gan_, Going before.
_Nay-pay-quan_, To break one’s fast.
_Nay-pay-kah-hoo-soo_, To break one’s fast with the
produce of his hunt.
_Nut-to-ko-how_, To administer physic.
_Ne-mutch-che-the-wa-sin_, I am disappointed.
_Ne-mow-win_, Provisions for a journey.
_N’ Ne-ne-mah-hick_, Goods entrusted to the disposal of
another.
_No-che-how_, To work at.
_N’ Gah-no-chi-chiggan_, I will employ myself.
_No-sin-na-wow_, To go after any thing.
_No-hak-wow_, To go after any thing on the water.
_No-at-tick-way_, The act of going after deer with a
canoe.
_Not-attick-way_, Hunting deer by land or water.
_Ke-Nah-nah-toke-kat-how_, You tease it.
_Nup-puch-is-sue_, Flat, Thin.
_Ne-Nut-tay-hay-pitchin_, To move inland.
_Nis-to-pay-oo_, Not having a fill.
_N’ Nis-to-pan_, I have not had my fill.
_Ke-Nus-coo-mittan_, I give you my consent.
_Ke-Nus-coo-moon_, You have given your consent.
_No-chim-mick_, From the water in the woods.
_Nass_, or _Nah-tah_, Fetch it, or Go for it.
_Noo-tow-wee_, My father.
_Nick-gow-wee_, My mother.
_Noo-tah_, Father.
_Nic-cah_, Mother.
_Nis-slais_, My elder brother.
_Oo-slais_, His or her elder brother.
_Ne-seem_, My younger brother or sister.
_Ne-mis_, My elder sister.
_N’che-waham_, My brother.
_Ne-che-san_, My nearest relation, as brother or
sister.
_Ne-shisk_, My uncle.
_No-kum-mis_, My father-in-law.
_N-to-shisk_, My mother-in-law.
_Nis-se-coos_, My aunt or step-mother.
_No-cum_, My grandmother.
_Ne-moo-soom_, My grandfather.
_No-sis-sim_, My grand-son or grand-daughter.
_Nis-tim_, My niece.
_Kis-gim-mis_, My cousin—female.
_Ne-tim_, My cousin—male.
_Nees-tow_, My brother-in-law.
_N-cha-coose_, A relation on the woman’s side
only.
_N-teet-tow-wow_, The relationship between two
people whose children are united
in marriage.
_No-tassuee_, Good for nothing.
_Ke-Ninne-ke-twan_, You are in a hurry.
_Oo-ne-gaph_, Carrying-place.
_Oo-skah-ta-gow_, or _Oo-shisk_, Fur.
_Oo-skun_, Bone.
_Oo-tay-hee_, The heart.
_Oo-tay_, Boiling.
And, _See-cah-che-wut-tay-oo_, Boiling over.
_Oo-mah-moggah_, This too, or This also.
_Oo-mah_, This.
_Oo-tahk_, Going behind.
_Oa-sow-we-quay_, Brown face.
_Owanah-n’gah-nut-to-mine-nah-hook_, Who will hunt for me?
_Oo-tah-coo-sin_, Evening.
_Ow-wee-how_, To lend.
_Oo-wee-hah-sue_, To borrow.
_Oo-tee_, and _Oo-see_, Names of a canoe.
_Oo-tahk-athuck_, Stern of a canoe.
_O-ask-kah-pus-ke-layoo_,
_Oo-sken-equm_, Any thing new or not much used.
_Oo-scooh-tim_, A beaver dam.
_Oth-this-sah_, To cut anything out, as shoes, &c.