CHAP. XVII. Of Beasts, &c. (Book 17)
•…•…nashimwock. | Beasts. |
•…•…tasuog. | Catt•…•…ll. |
This name the Indians give to tame 〈◊〉〈◊〉 yea, and Birds also which they keepe 〈◊〉〈◊〉 •…•…bout their houses:
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•…•…nashimwock. | Beasts. |
•…•…tasuog. | Catt•…•…ll. |
This name the Indians give to tame 〈◊〉〈◊〉 yea, and Birds also which they keepe 〈◊〉〈◊〉 •…•…bout their houses:
Muckquashim-wock. | Wolves. |
Moattôqus. | A blacke Wolfe. |
Tummòck quaûog Nóosup Súmhup. paûog. | Beaver,-Beavers. |
Obs. This is a Beast of wonder; for cut∣ting and drawing of great pieces of trees with his teeth, with which, and sticks and earth I have often seen, faire streames and rivers damm'd and stopt up by them: upon these streames thus damm'd up, he builds his house with stories, wherein he sits drie in his cham∣bers, or goes into the water at his pleasure.
Mishquashim. | A red Fox. |
P•…•…quawus. | A gray Fox. |
Obs. The Indians say they have black Foxes; which they have often seene, but never could take any of them: they say they are Manittóoes, that is, Gods Spirits or Divine powers, as they say of every thing which they cannot comprehend.
Aûsup-pannog. | Racoone, Racoones |
Nkèke, nkéquock. | Otter, Otters. |
Pussoûgh. | The wildcat. |
Ockqutchaun-n•…•…g. A wild beast of a reddish haire about the bignesse of a Pig, and rooting like a Pig; from whence they give this name to all our Swine.
Mishánneke-quock. | Squirrill, quirrils. |
Anéqus anéquussuck. | A litle coloured Squirril•…•… |
Waûtuckques. | The Conie. |
Obs. They have a reverend esteeme of this Creature, and conceive there is some Deitie in it.
Attuck, quock | Deere. |
Noonatch noónat∣chaug. | |
Moosqu•…•…n. | A Fawn. |
Wawwunnes. | A young Bucke. |
Kutt omp & Paucot∣ta•…•…waw. | A great Bucke. |
Aunan quunèke. | A D•…•…. |
Q•…•…nneq •…•…wese. | A little young D•…•…. |
Naynayoûmewot. | A Horse. |
Cowsnuck. | Cowes. |
〈◊〉〈◊〉. | Goats. |
Hégsuck. | Swine. |
Pigsuck. |
Obs. This Termination suck, is common in their language; and therefore they adde it to our English Cattell, not else knowing what names to give them;
Anùm. | A D•…•…g. |
other, is very great, as appeares in that word,
Anùm, | The Cowwese•…•… Dialect. |
Ayim, | The Narriganset Dialect. |
Arúm. | The Qunnippinck Dialect. |
Alùm. | The Neepmuck Dialect. |
Enewashim. | A Male. |
Squáshim. | A Female. |
Moos-sóog. | The great Oxe, or rather a red Deere. |
Askùg. | A Snake. |
Móaskug. | Black Snake. |
Sések. | Ratile Snake. |
Natúppw•…•…ck. | •…•…hey feed. |
Téaqua natuphéttit? | Wha•…•… shall they eat? |
Natuphéttitch yo san•…•…ukamick. | Let them feed on this ground. |
The Wildernesse is a cleere resemblance of the world, where greedie and furious men persecute and devoure the harmlesse and in∣nocent as the wilde beasts pursue and devoure the Hinds and Roes.
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