James's Account of S. H. Long's Expedition, 1819-1820, part 4

by Edwin James; Stephen H. Long; Thomas Say

{lxxxvi} The two following Vocabularies were taken down by Major Long during his tour on the upper Mississippi in the year 1817

	Winnebago, Puant, or Nippegon	Naudowessies of Carver and Hennepin
Arm	ar-dah	ish-to
Axe	mahs	ontz-pa
Arrow	mah	wah-hen-te-pa
American or Long knife	mah-ek-ha-te	is-son-tah-kah
Brother	sunk-ha-deh	me-son-kah
Beads	wy-a-per-ris-sipe	we-o-ke-a-tah
Bread	wice-kap	ah-ho-e-a-pe
Beaver	nah-a-pah	schah-pah
Bear	ontsh	wah-hank-ce-chah
Brass or copper	mahn-se	mahnz-a-ze
Chief	ongk-pe	wich-ash-tah-yah-top-pe—good chief
Canoe or boat	wach	wah-ta
Cards, playing	pek	pek
Child	no-go-nek	oke-che-o-pah
Dead	ah-no	kthah
Deer	tchah	tah-ken-shah
Dog	shonk	shonk-ah
Elk		o-pangh
Elbow	eye-shou-uck	ish-pah
Eyes	shtas-so	ish-tah
Ears	nahnt-shou-ah	nokh-ra
Feet	se	se-hah
Fingers	na-ap	no-pa-to-ka-hah
Fox	cha-ontz-sin-cer-et	shonk-gre-dah
Fire	pyche	pa-tah
Father	cha-che	ah-ta
Face		e-ta
Good	a-pe-no	wash-ta
Garter	o-a-kish-ke	wash-kin-chah-ha
Gun	ish-ok	mahs-ak-khan
Ground	mak-kah	mah-koh-cha
Green	mah-nech-o	tah-ko-te
Grass	khah-weh	pa-zhe
Hands	nah-pur	no-pa
Head	nahs-so	Fak-e
Heart	nach-keh	chan-ta
House or lodge	tche	te-pe
Horse	shonk-hat-ta	shonk-a-wak-kungh
Island	wich	we-tah
Iron	mahs-ish-ah	mahnz-ah
{lxxxvii} Indian	wank-shich	ik-e-cha-wich-ash-ta
Knife	mah-he	es-sanh
Lead	ish-o-co-mah	mahnz-as-so
Legs	o-rah	ho
Louse	ha-dah	hah-yur
Maize	wa-cho-as	wah-me-nah-zah
Man	wank-she-grah	wich-ash-tah
Mother	nah-ne	e-nah
Musket	shou-uck	sin-te-pah
Meat	tchack	tun-do
Meal	wois-top	ah-ho-e-ap-pe
Mockasin	wa-co-cheh	ham-pah
Moon	hah-heh-we	we?
Mouth	e	e?
Mosquetto	nah-wonk	chah-pon-gah
No, or nothing	chonch-que-ne-no	he-yah
Nose	pah	pagh-ra
Oar, or paddle	nash-uck	wa-me-nah-he-chah
Old	ah-chin-shun	wich-a-hin-chah, old man
Otter	to-shen-uk	ptungh
Owl	wahk-cheh-he	e-angh-kah-hah
Powder	ok-hun-ne	chah-hun-de
Pond or lake	tah-hat-ta	min-da, or tong-gah
Porcupine	wah-hane
Pipe	tah-ne-ho	chan-do-o-pah
Road	nak-koh	chang-ko
River	ne-shan-nuk	wah-te-pah
Red	was-seh	shah
Sister	nok-ach-ap-pe-tah	tunk-she
Silver	sho-de-ah	manz-as-kah
Squaw	he-no-ko-tah	win-o-khe-jah
Sun	we-dah	we?
Star	kah-dach-o	wich-anck-pe
Thunder	wah-kon-jah	wak-ke-ah
Tree	nah-nah	chah
Town or village	mah-ket-te-che-nuk	ah-tong-wa
Tobacco	tah-ne-nah	chan-de
Teeth	he	e?
Universe	han-najh-pe	ah-was-se
Wax	i-sic-we-ke-ne-chah	tok-mah-hah-ses-sen-de
White	skah	skah
Water	ne-nah, or neh	men-neh
You	ne-eh	ne-ya
{lxxxviii} Yes	on-chah	hah
One	jhing-ke-de	wan-chah
Two	nope	nom-pah
Three	tah-ne	yah-men-ne
Four	chope	toh-o-pah
Five	sach	sah-pe-tah
Six	kuh-we	shahk-pe
Seven	sha-ko	shahk-o-win
Eight	no-wunk	shah-hun-da-hah
Nine	jhink-ich-os-co-ne	nop-cheh-wunk-kah
Ten	kher-a-pun	we-ke-cha-me-nah
Eleven	jhink-he-ra-sho-ne	ak-ka-wun-ghe
Twelve	nope-ash-o-ne	ak-ka-nume

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Transcriber's Notes:

Simple spelling, grammar, and typographical errors were silently corrected.

Anachronistic and non-standard spellings retained as printed.