MUSQUAKE, or Fox[260]

Arm, neneck.

Arrow, onué.

Beard, nemisstóllakan.

Beaver, amachkuá (kua short; ach guttural).

Bell, katúchtåoal (uch guttural).

Black, machkettauaw (a and u separated).

Blanket (woolen), makunaan.

Bow, matáck.

Buffalo, moskutáck-nallusuá (final a short): i.e., prairie cattle; for they call the domesticated ox, nallusuá.

Child, apannó.

Cool (of weather), kesü̍a.

Day, kischek.

Devil (evil spirit), matsché-mánito; often shortened to mallato.

Dog, honémua (mua short and indistinct).

Elk, maschauáwe (e short).

Eyes, naskissako; i.e., my eyes.

Fire (n), ascutä̍.

Foot, nassöt.

God (good spirit), kasché-manité.

Green, askipokáhk.

Hair, minásse; the red hair-ornament or deer's-tail, kateüikúnn.

Hand, nalake (e very short).

Head, uësche (e somewhat short).

Heart, netä̍.

Horse, nákoto-kaschá.

Lance (spear), achtauáll (ach guttural; a and u separated).

Leader (chief), hokimaw (w audible, but soft).

Leg (entire), nakátsch.

Man, nini̍.

Mouth, nattóle (e barely audible).

Night, pachkuttáwe.

Nose, nakiuólle (e very short).

Otter, kattatawe (w between u umlaut and w; e short).

Red, meschkuáwe.

Red-head (General Clark), Maskata-pate (e short).

Sun, kischés.

Sword-lance (lance with a sword blade), táüan (short).

Teeth, nettóne.

Tongue, ninoni̍ (indistinct).

Turkey (wild), mässesá (a short); or messesá.

War-club (with the iron point), pakakachkó (ach guttural).

Warm, nihoͣs.

Water, nápch (pch almost like German pich).

White, wapé; wapé-mallato, the white devil; this was the name of the Indian who gave me the words of this vocabulary.

Woman (wife), ikuá; hence the word "squaw."

Wood, mattäque (que pronounced separately; e short).

Yellow, assåuake (e short).

Yes, hehä.

FOOTNOTES:

[260] These words were written down from the pronunciation of a Musquake Indian.—Maximilian.