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Letter from Rev. Wm. McMurray to H. R. Schoolcraft.

Dundas, November 11th, 1845.

My dear Sir—I have just received the vocabularies, with the Indian words, from the Rev. Adam Elliot, of Tuscarora, to whom I sent them for the translation. The cause of the delay was his severe illness, and the difficulty of getting suitable persons to give him the Indian. He says, before you publish, if you will send him, through me, the proof sheets, he will have them corrected for you, and forwarded without delay. He is an amiable and most excellent man.

Yours, most faithfully,
WILLIAM McMURRAY.

Mohawk.

1GodNiyoh
2DevilOnesohrono
3ManRongwe
4WomanYongwe
5BoyRaxaa
6GirlKaxaa
7ChildExaa
8InfantOwiraa
9Father(my)Rakeniha
10MotherIsteaha
11HusbandTeyakenitero
12WifeTeyakenitero
13SonIyeaha
14DaughterKeyeaha
15BrotherAkyatatekeaha
16SisterAkyatatoseaha
17An IndianOngwehowe
18HeadOnontsi
19HairOnonkwis
20FaceOkonsa
21ScalpOnora
22EarOhonta
23EyeOkara
24NoseOnyohsa
25MouthJirasakaronte
26TongueAweanaghsa
27ToothOnawi
28BeardOkeasteara
29NeckOnyara
30ArmOnontsa
31ShoulderOghneahsa
32BackOghnagea
33HandOsnosa
34FingerOsnosa
35NailOjiera
36BreastAonskwena
37BodyOyeronta
38LegOghsina
39NavelOneritsta
40ThighOghnitsa
41KneeOkwitsa
42FootOghsita
43ToeOghyakwe
44HeelOrata
45BoneOstiea
46HeartAweri
47LiverOtweahsa
48WindpipeRatoryehta
49StomachOnekereanta
50BladderOninheaghhata
51BloodOnegweasa
52VeinOginohyaghtough
53SinewOginohyaghtough
54FleshOwarough
55SkinOghna
56SeatOnitskwara
57AnkleOsinegota
58TownKanata
59HouseKanosa
60DoorKanhoha
61LodgeTeyetasta
62ChiefRakowana
63WarriorRoskeahragehte
64FriendAtearosera
65EnemyShagoswease
66KettleOnta
67ArrowKayonkwere
68BowAeana
69War clubYeanteriyohta kanyoh
70SpearAghsikwe
71AxeAtokea
72GunKaghore
73KnifeAsare
74FlintKahnhia
75BoatKahoweya
76ShipKahoweyakowa
77ShoeAghta
78LeggingKaris
79CoatAtyatawit
80ShirtOnyataraa atyatawit
81BreechclothKakare
82SashAtyatanha
83Head dressOnowarori
84PipeKanonawea
85WampumOnegorha
86TobaccoOyeangwa
87SkyOtshata
88HeavenKaronghyage
89SunKaraghkwa
90MoonEghnita
91StarOgistok
92DayEghnisera
93NightAghseanteane
94LightTeyoswathe
95DarknessTyokaras
96MorningOhrhonkene
97EveningYokoraskha
98SpringKeankwetene
99SummerAkeanhage
100AutumnKanonage
101WinterKoghserage
102WindOwera
103LightningTeweanerekarawas
104ThunderKaweras
105RainYokeanorough
106SnowOniyehte
107HailYoisontie
108FireYotekha
109WaterOghnekanos
110IceOise
111Earth: landOwhensia
112SeaKanyaterakekowa
113LakeKanyatare
114RiverKaihoghha
115SpringYohnaweronte
116StreamYohyohonto
117ValleyTeyohrowe
118HillYononte
119MountainYonontekowa
120PlainKaheanta
121ForestKarhago
122MeadowYeheantyakta
123BogYonanawea
124IslandKawenote
125StoneOneaya
126RockOtsteara
127SilverKaristanoro
128CopperOginigwar karistaji
129IronKaristaji
130LeadKawistanawis
131MaizeOneasti
132WheatEanekeri
133OatsYonohonte
134PotatoeOghneanata
135TurnepOjikwa
136TreeKherhite
137WoodOyeante
138PineOghnehta
139OakTokeaha
140AshEghsa
141ElmAkaraji
142BasswoodOhosera
143ShrubNikakwerasa
144LeafOneraghte
145BarkOwajiste
146GrassOhonte
147NettleOhrhes
148WeedKahontaxa
149FlowerOjijia
150BreadKanatarok
151Indian mealOneasti othesera
152FlourOthesera
153MeatOwarough
154FatYoresea
155BeaverJonitough
156DeerOskoneantea
157Bison
158BearOghkwari
159OtterTawine
160FoxJitsho
161WolfOkwaho
162DogEhrhar
163SquirrelArosea
164HareTahontanegea
165Lynx
166Panther
167MuskratAnokyea
168PolecatTakoskowa
169HogKwiskwis
170HorseYagosateas
171CowCanonta
172SheepTeyotinakarontoha
173TurtleAnowara
174ToadJighnanatak
175InsectOtsenown
176SnakeOnyare
177BirdJiteaha
178EggOnhonsa
179FeatherOstosera
180ClawOtjiera
181BeakOjikeweyeanta
182WingOweya
183GooseOnasakeara
184PartridgeOghkwesea
185DuckSora
186PigeonOrite
187Plover
188TurkeySkawerowane
189CrowJokawe
190RobinJiskoko
191EagleOteanyea
192HawkKarhakoha
193SnipeTawistawis
194OwlOhowa
195WoodpeckerKwarare
196FishKeantsiea
197TroutTyotyaktea
198BassOjikakwara
199PikeJikonsis
200SturgeonNikeanjiakowa
201SunfishKaraghkwakeanjiea
202FinOdare
203ScaleOtsta
204WhiteKearakea
205BlackKahonji
206RedOnegweantara
207BlueOronya
208YellowOginigwur
209GreenOhonte
210GreatKowanea
211SmallNiwaa
212StrongKashatste
213WeakYoyatakeaheyea
214OldOksteaha
215YoungNityoyeaha
216GoodYoyawere
217BadWahetkea
218HandsomeYorase
219UglyWahetkea
220AliveYonhe
221DeadYaweaheyea
222LifeYonhe
223DeathKeaheyea
224ColdYotore
225HotYotarihea
226SourTeyohyojis
227SweetYaweko
228BitterYotskara
229IIih
230ThouIse
231HeRaonha
232SheAonha
233TheyRononha
234You, YeJiyoha
235WeOnkyoha
236ThisKeaikea
237ThatToikea
238AllAgwegon
239PartOtyake
240WhoOnka
241NearNiyorea
242Far offIno
243To-dayKeaweante
244YesterdayTeteare
245To-morrowEayhorheane
246By and byOwagehaseaha
247YesEa
248NoYahtea
249PerhapsTokul
250AboveEnegea
251UnderOnagon
252WithinOnagounonga
253WithoutAtstenongati
254OnEthogh
255SomethingOnheno
256NothingYaghotheno
257OneEaska
258TwoTekeni
259ThreeAghsea
260FourKieri
261FiveWisk
262SixYayak
263SevenJatak
264EightSatego
265NineTiyohto
266TenOyeri
267ElevenEaskayaweare
268TwelveTekniyaweare
269ThirteenAghseayaweare
270FourteenKaiyeriyaweare
271FifteenWiskyaweare
272SixteenYayakyaweare
273SeventeenJatakyaweare
274EighteenSategoyaweare
275NineteenTiyohtoyaweare
276TwentyTewasea
277ThirtyAghseaniwaghsea
278FortyKaieriniwaghsea
279FiftyWiskniwaghsea
280SixtyYayakniwaghsea
281SeventyJatakniwaghsea
282EightySategoniwaghsea
283NinetyTiyohtoniwaghsea
284One hundredEaskateweanyawe
285Two hundredTekeniteweanyawe
286One thousandOyeriteweanyawe
287Two thousandTeweayawe eghtseraghsea
288One million
289To eat[113]Teayontskahou
290To drinkEayehnekira
291To runTeayoraghtate
292To walkEayonteanti
293To danceTeayenonyakwe
294To flyTeankatea
295To laughEayakoyeshough
296To cryTeayoseanthough
297To burnEawatsha
298To loveEayontatenoronkwe
299To goEayonteanti
300To strikeEayeyeanti
301To killEayontateriyo
302To singEayontereanotea
303To sleepEayakotawe
304To speakEayontati
305To dieEayaighheye
306To seeEayontkaghtho
307To hearEayoronkhe
308To thinkEayonontonyeawe
309War cryWaontskwararonyea
310Retreat cryTontatsyatonek
311To giveEayontatea
312To carryEayehhawe
313To tieEayenereanke
314WalkingYagohteantyohatyea
315SingingYereanote
316DancingTeyakononyakwea
317CryingTeyoseanthous
318To be, or existEghnoyotea
319He isRaonhase
320I amIighse.

[113] If there is no infinitive, insert verbs in their original form, as, He eats, &c.

Cayuga.

1GodNiyoh
2DevilOnesoono
3ManNajina
4WomanKonheghtie
5BoyAksaa
6GirlExaa
7ChildExaa
8InfantOnoskwataa
9Father(my)Ihani
10MotherIknoha
11HusbandIonkniniago
12WifeIongiahisko
13SonIhihawog
14DaughterIkhehawog
15BrotherItekyatehnonte
16SisterKekeaha
17An IndianOngwehowe
18HeadOnowaa
19HairOnonkia
20FaceOkonsa
21ScalpOnoha
22EarHonta
23EyeOkaghha
24NoseOnyohsia
25MouthSishakaent
26TongueAweanaghsa
27ToothOnojia
28BeardOkosteaa
29NeckOnyaa
30ArmOneantsa
31ShoulderOghnesia
32BackEshoghne
33HandEshoghtage
34FingerOnia
35NailOjeighta
36BreastOahsia
37BodyOyeonta
38LegOghsena
39NavelKotshetot
40ThighOnhoska
41KneeOkontsha
42FootOshita
43ToeOghyakwea
44HeelIyatage
45BoneOstienda
46HeartKawiaghsa
47LiverGotwesia
48WindpipeOhowa
49StomachOnekreanda
50BladderOnheha
51BloodOtgweasa
52VeinOjinohyada
53SinewOjinohyada
54FleshOwaho
55SkinOgoneghwa
56SeatOndiadakwa
57AnkleOjihougwa
58TownKanatae
59HouseKanosiod
60DoorKanhoha
61LodgeTeyetasta
62ChiefAghseanewane
63WarriorOsgeagehta
64FriendAterotsera
65EnemyOndateswaes
66KettleKanadsia
67ArrowKanoh
68BowAdota
69War ClubKajihwaodriohta
70SpearKaghsigwa
71AxeAtokea
72GunKaota
73KnifeKainatra
74FlintAtrakwenda
75BoatKaowa
76ShipKaowagowa
77ShoeAtaghkwa
78LeggingKaisra
79CoatAtyatawitra
80ShirtNikaheha
81BreechclothKatrotaa
82SashTeatniagwistrista
83HeaddressTiodnaawonhasta
84PipeAtsiokwaghta
85WampumOtkoa
86TobaccoOyeangwa
87SkyOtshata
88HeavenKaohyage
89SunKaaghkwa
90MoonSoheghkakaaghkwa
91StarOjishonda
92DayOnisrate
93NightAsohe
94LightTeyohate
95DarknessTiyotasontage
96MorningSedetsiha
97EveningOkaasa
98SpringKagwetijiha
99SummerKakenhage
100AutumnKananagene
101WinterKohsreghne
102WindKawaondes
103LightningTeweanihos
104ThunderKaweanotatias
105RainOstaondion
106SnowOnieye
107HailOidriondio
108FireOjista
109WaterOnikanos
110IceOitre
111Earth—LandOeanja
112SeaKanyateowaneghne
113LakeKanyataeni
114RiverKihade
115SpringOghnawaot
116StreamOghyeanto
117ValleyTeyostowento
118HillOnontae
119MountainOnontowanea
120PlainKaheantae
121ForestKahago
122MeadowUstondriakta
123BogOweanjanawe
124IslandKaweghnod
125StoneKaskwa
126RockOsteaha
127SilverKawistanoo
128CopperOgwenida
129IronKaniawasa
130LeadKanikanawis
131MaizeOneha
132WheatOnajia
133OatsOats
134PotatoeOnata
135TurnipOkteha
136TreeKrael
137WoodOyeanda
138PineOstaa
139OakKakata
140AshKahoweya
141ElmOshkra
142BasswoodOhotra
143ShrubOhonda
144LeafOuraghta
145BarkOwajista
146GrassOwenoghkra
147NettleOwhesra
148WeedOwenokrasod
149FlowerOweha
150BreadOnada
151Indian MealOneha otetra
152FlourOtetra
153MeatOwahon
154FatOsea
155BeaverAkaniago
156DeerWahontes
157Bison
158BearYekwai
159OtterJutedro
160FoxIshaie
161WolfTahioni
162DogShoas
163SquirrelJoniskro
164HareToutaend
165Lynx
166Panther
167MuskratTe out
168PolecatKanewageha
169HogKwiskwis
170HorseKaondanenkwi
171CowTidoskwaout
172SheepTeyodinekaondoa
173TurtleKaniaghtengowa
174ToadNaskwagaonta
175InsectOtsinowa
176SnakeOsaista
177BirdJiteae
178EggOnhosia
179FeatherOstotra
180ClawOtsiouhta
181BeakKaniantasa
182WingKawaontes
183GooseHonkak
184PartridgeKawesea
185DuckOheao
186PigeonJakowa
187Plover
188TurkeySohout
189CrowKaghka
190RobinJiskoko
191EagleNataongowa
192HawkTekayatakwa
193SnipeTawistewi
194OwlOwa
195WoodpeckerKwaa
196FishOtsionda
197TroutTiadatsea
198BassOnoksa
199PikeJikonsis
200SturgeonKajhista
201SunfishOaghkwaonio
202FinOwaia
203ScaleOtsta
204WhiteKeaankea
205BlackSweandaea
206RedOtkwenjia
207BlueDrinaea
208YellowJitkwa
209GreenDrahtaea
210GreatKowanea
211SmallNiwaa
212StrongKashatste
213WeakOyatakeaheyo
214OldOstea
215YoungOngwetasea
216GoodOyanri
217BadWaetgea
218HandsomeOyanri
219UglyWaetkea
220AliveOnhe
221DeadAweaheyea
222LifeOnhe
223DeathKeaheyea
224ColdOtowi
225HotOtaiho
226SourTeyohyojis
227SweetOkao
228BitterOdjiwagea
229II
230ThouIse
231HeAoha
232SheKaoha
233TheyOnoha
234You YeJohha
235WeOukyoha
236ThisNeangea
237ThatShigea
238AllGwegon
239PartTewadisto
240WhoSonaot
241NearNiyoea
242Far offIno
243To-dayWanewanisade
244YesterdayTedea
245To-morrowIyohea
246By and bySwegeha
247YesEghea
248NoTeah
249PerhapsTokatgisa
250AboveHetgea
251UnderNagon
252WithinNagongwadi
253WithoutAtstegwadi
254OnEthogh
255SomethingTikaweaniyoh
256NothingTeaskoutea
257OneSkat
258TwoTekni
259ThreeSegh
260FourKei
261FiveWis
262SixYei
263SevenJatak
264EightTekro
265NineTyohto
266TenWaghsea
267ElevenSkatskaie
268TwelveTekniskaie
269ThirteenAghseghskaie
270FourteenKeiskaie
271FifteenWiskaie
272SixteenYeiskaie
273SeventeenJatakskaie
274EighteenTikroskaie
275NineteenTyohtoskaie
276TwentyTewaghsea
277ThirtySeniwaghsea
278FortyKeiniwaghsea
279FiftyWisniwaghsea
280SixtyYeiniwaghsea
281SeventyJatakniwaghsea
282EightyTekroniwagshea
283NinetyTyohtoniwagshea
284One hundredSkateweaniawe
285Two hundredTekniteweaniawe
286One thousandWaghseanateweaniawe
287Two thousandTeweaniaweetsaghsea
288One million
289To eatEyondikoni
290To drinkEyehnikiha
291To runTesental
292To walkEyohteanti
293To danceTeyontkwa
294To flyTeankate
295To laughIyakoyonde
296To cryTeyoseanthou
297To burnEwatsia
298To loveTeyondatnoonk
299To goEyonteandi
300To strideEyegoheg
301To killEyondatriyo
302To singEyontreanote
303To sleepJakota
304To speakIyeghtaea
305To dieIyaihhe
306To seeIyontkaghto
307To hearAyohonk
308To think[114]Ayonontonio
309War cryYontskwaeonio
310Retreat cryJatego
311To giveEayontatea
312To carryEyeha
313To tieAyeshaondak
314WalkingGoghteandiahandia
315SingingEeanot
316DancingTeyagotkwea
317CryingTeyoseantwas
318To be, or existNethonanyohtohaag
319He isAohase
320I amIi

[114] If there is no infinitive, insert verbs in their simplest concrete form, i. e., indicative mood, present tense, first person, singular, as, he thinks, &c.