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A cloudy day-Mes,quet,wee

A fine day-Wash,he,kee,s'he,ke

Alive-Lenawawe

American-Shemanose, or bjg knives, first applied to the Virginians

App1e~-Me, she, me, na,ke

Axe-Teca, ca

Beans-Miscoochethake

Bear-Mugwa

Beaver-Ainaghqua

Bel1-To, ta,gin.

Big vessel or ship-Misheologashe

Blanket-Aquewa

Bottom ground-Alwamake

Boy-Skillewaythetha

Bread-Ta, quan, e.Putawatimies, Quasp, kin-a Shaw-anoese would say, Meet a, lasqw

Bridle-Shaketonebetchek

Buffalo-Methoto

by Putawatimies and Chippe-ways, the same

by the Putawatimies, Ottawas and Chippeways, Na, bish

by the Putawatimies, Su, ta, gin

by the Putawatimies, wabscat, wapyan, i. e, whire blanket

by the Putawatimies, We, as

by the Shawnee, English-manake

Canoe-Olagashe

Cat-Posetha

Chief-Okema

Child-Apetotoha

Clouds-Pasquawke

Cold-We, pe. Putawatimie, Sin,e, a

Corn-Da, me. by the Putawatiniie, M'tame

Council house, or great house-Takatche' maka wigwa

Cow-Methothe

Cut, e, we, ka, sa,

Dead-Nep, wa

Deer-Peshikthe

Dog-Weshe

Duck-Sheshepuk

Eggs-Wa, wa, le

Elk-Wabete

Englishman-by the Ottawas, Sagona

Fire-Scoate

Fish-Amatha

Flints-Shakeka

Fort, or garrison-Wa, kargin

Fox-Wawakotchethe

Frenchman-Tota

Fresh meat-Weothe

Friend-Ne, can, a.In Delaware, N'tsohee

Girl-Squithetna

Good land-Wesheasiske

Goose-Neeake

Grandmother-Cocumtha

Great Chief-Kitchokema

Great soldier, as} Kitcho, great, and Gen. Wayne,} Sheniagana soldier

Gum-Metequa

Handkerchief-Pethewa

Hat-Petacowa

Hired man, or servant-Alolagatha

Hog-Kosko

Horse-Meshewa

House-Wig, wa

I am very sick-Olame, ne, taghque, lo, ge

I am very well-Ne, wes, he, la, shama, mo

I have got no bread-Taquana

Ice-M' Quatna

In Putawatimie, Ottawa and Chip-peway, Nitche

Kettle-A, coh, qua

Knife-Manese. by the Putawatimies, Comong

Let us always do good-We, sha, cat, we, lo ke, we, la, wapa

Lightning-Papapanawe

Love-Auhqualechekee

Man-Elene

Medicine-Cho, beka

Melons-Usketomake

Mink-Chaquiwashe

Muskrat-Oshasqua

My brother-Neethetha

My daughter-Neetanetha

My enemy--Matche, le, ne, tha, tha

My father-Notha

My friend-Ne,can,a

My husband-Wysheana

My mother-Neegah

My sister-Neeshematha

My wife-Neewa

Nut-Pacan

Nuts-Pacanee

Old man-Pashetotha

Onions-Shekagosheke

or Blackfoot, the head chief of the Shawnee, died at Wapoghkonetta in 1831, aged about 105 years.

Otter-Kitate

Padd1e-Shumaghtee

Pair of 1e~gings-Me, tetawawa

Panther-Meshepeshe

Plenty-Ma, la, k,.

Pond-Miskeque

Poor land-Mel, che, a, sis, ke

Potatoe&-Meash, e, tha, ke. by the Putawatimies, Peng, aca

Powder-Macate

Prairie-Tawaskota

Pumpkins-Wabegs

Purnips-Openeake

Raccoon-Ethepate

Rain-Gimewane

River-Sepe

Saddle-Appapewee

Salt-Nepepimme

Sheep-Meketha

Sheme, ne, too, or the Snake, another aged chief, emigrated with the nation west.

Shirt-Peleneca

Sick-Aghqueloge

Small stream-The, bo, with, e

Snow-Conee

Soldier-Shcmagana

Sugar-Me, las, sa

Swan-Wabethe

Tea-Shis, ke, wapo

The bad spirit, or the devil-Watchemene too

The earth-Ake

The great God, or good spirit-Mishemene toc

The Great Spirit is the friend of the Indians -Ne, we, can, e, tepa, we, sphe, ma, mi, too

The hills-Mavueghke

The lake-Kitohecanie

The moon-Tepeth, ka, kesath, wa

The rainbow-Quaghcunnega

The sky-Men, quat, we

The stars-Alagwa

The sun-Kesathwa. by the Putawatimies, Chippeways and Ottawas,Keesas

The trees, or the woods-Me, to, quegh, ke

Thunder-Unemake

Tobacoo-Siamo

Tomahawk-Cheketecaca

Trap-Naquaga

Turkey-Pelewa

Warm-Aquettata

Water-Nip, pe

Well-Weshelashamama

Wet ground, or swamp-Miskekope

Wheatr-Cawaaque

Wildcat-Peshewa

Wind-Wishekuanwe

Woman-Equiwa

Young man-Meaneleneh

Your father-Kotha

Your husband-Washetche

Your wife-Keewa

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