A Key Into the Language of America, or an Help to the Language of the Natives in That Part of America Called New-England / Together with Briefe Observations of the Customes, Manners, and Worships, &c. of the Aforesaid Natives, etc.

by Roger Williams

Suckáuttacone, a cole blacke Man. For, sucki is black, and Waûtacone one that weares clothes, whence English, Dutch, French, Scotch, they call Wautaconâuog, or Coatmen.

Cummínakese,	You are strong.
Minikêsu,	Strong.
Minioquêsu,	Weake.
Cummmíniocquese,	Weake you are.
Qunnaúqussu,	A tall man.
Qunnauqussítchick,	Tall men.
Tiaquónqussu,	Low and short.
Tiaquonqussíchick,	Men of lowe stature.
Wunnêtu-wock,	Proper and personall.

The generall observation from the parts of the bodie.

Nature knowes no difference between Europe and Americans in blood, birth, bodies, &c. God having of one blood made all mankind. Acts 17. and all by nature being children of wrath, Ephes. 2.

More particularly:

Boast not proud English, of thy birth and blood

Thy Brother Indian is by birth as Good.

Of one blood God made Him, and Thee, and All.

As wise, as faire, as strong, as personall.