Pehtuhquisseet, the man who Utumhecannoowuh, their 13 Pehtuhquissoo, he is tall 11 Uwoh ; he, that man, this man, Pehtubquissoouk, they are tall 11 this thing 6, 16 Penumpausoo, a boy 10 Pepoun, winter (Chip.) 8 W. 7 Poutouwah ; dress the kettle, Waughecheh, her husband 7 make a fire 7 Waunseet, the man who is Poutwah, dress the kettle, beautiful 12 &c. (Chip.) 7 Weecuah, house (Shaw.) 6 Pumisseh ; go, walk thou 8,17 Weekuwuhm, house 6 Pumissoo, he goes 6,11 Weenseh, his head (Shaw.) 6 Pumissoouk, they walk 11 Weensis, his head 6 8 Weewin, marry (Chip.) 8 Scutta, fire (Chip.) 7 Weghaukun, hair 7 Sekeenundowhukon, hatred 16 Welah, he, that man, (Shaw.) 6 Sepoo, river 7 Welathoh, hair (Shaw.) 7 Sippim, river (Chip.) 8 Wepeetalee, his teeth (Shaw.) 7 Skeesacoo, eye (Shaw.) Wepeeton, his teeth ng Sottago, eight (Moh.) 9 Wialeh, ten (Moh.) 9. Squathauthau, a girl, (Shau.) 6 Wigwaum, house (Chip.) 7 Stauw, fire 7 Wisk, five (Moh.) 9 10 Wneeweh, I thank you Tah, where (Chip.) 7 8 Wnissoo, he is heautiful Tawné, how (Chip.) 12 Wnoghquetookoke, StockTeggeneh, two (Moh.) 9 bridge 15 Tehah, where 8 Teuhtoh, nine (Moh.) Wnoghquetookoke ndinne 9 Thepee, river (Shaw.) toghpeh, I ride to Stock- 15 Tmohhecan, hatchet or axe nocheTowacah, ear (Shaw.) 7 Towohque, ear 6 toghpeh, I ride from Stockbridge. Tuneh, how 7 Wnukuwoh ndiotuwoh, yes- 9 15 ndiotuwohpoh, 15 Uhwhundowukon (noun) love 16 Wupkauch ndiotuwoh, toUkeesquan, his eyes morrow I fight 15 Unisk, his hand 17 Uskot, one (Moh.) 9 Y. Utoh, his heart 7 Utumhecan, his hatchet 12 Yoiyok, six (Moh.) 9 11, 12 15 II. INDEX OF THE PRINCIPAL MATTERS IN EDWARDS' OB- SERVATIONS AND THE EDITOR'S NOTES. o The references to Dr. Edwards' work are made to the original paging, which is preserved in the margin of the present edition. The other refe- A. D. Page. and N. 12 lations of father, mother, &c. N. 8 ib. Delaware language, radically the 5 N. J2 the most widely extend- few in the Delaw. N. 7 Mississippi. See Introduction to mode of expressing de- Notes. ib. Indians, where situated; N. 15 ib. Dual number, in some American N. 5 F. 16 5 out the pronominal affixes, my, thy, &c. 13 and N. 8 13 Future tense, expressed by affixing the sign of it to the adverb, &c. which accompanies the verb. 15 and N. 11 nouns Cases, only one in Mohegan which G. in the Massachusetts lang. N. 4. Genders, no diversity of in Mo- 10 in the Massachusetts and N. 3 in Delaware, in the case ib. 5 Guaranese language has only a N. 5 12 ib. H. Mohawk, has no labials ib. Hebrew, its analogy in some re and NI spects to the Mohegan 12, 16 Mohegan, dialects of it spoken Hurons and Iroquois cannot pro throughout New England 5 nounce the labials N. 2 various dialects enume. rated has eight parts of speech 15 I. radically the same with the language of Eliot's Bible 5 Iroquois : See Hurons. Lord's Prayer in it 9 Infinitive mode, never used in Mo its resemblance to He. hegan 13 12, 16 Inflexions of nouns, none in the Indians, various names Mexican or Orinokese languages of N. 15 Munsees : See Minsi. Killistenoes: See Knisteneaux. N. Knisteneaux speak a dialect radi. cally the same with the Mohegan 5 Nanticokes, or See also Notes. Nanticooks 5 where situated, &c. N. 15 where situated, &c. N. 15 Natick language, properly called L. the Massachusetts ib. Nipegons 5 Labials, abound in Mohegan 9 - the same with the Winnone in Mohawk ib. nebagoes N. 15 remark of La Hontan re where situated, &c. ib. specting N. 2 Nouns may be turned into verbs La Hontan, his acquaintance with in the Indian languages 14 the Indian languages denied by and N. 10 Charlevoix N. 15 Numbers (of nouns, &c.) their raLenni Lenape, the true name of riety in the American languages the Delawares N. 5 Lord's Prayer : See Pater Noster. Numerals, in Mohegan & Mohawk 9 how far they may be used to ascertain affinities of di-' M. alects N.1 ib. 0. 5 Mahicanni, the true name of the N. 15 Indians, their situation, &c. N. 15 Menomonees 5 where situated, &c. N. 15 Messisaugas or Messisaugers where situated, &c. N. 15 Mexican language has no inflex ions of nouns, except for the singular and plural Minsi or Munsee, radically the same with the Mohegan 5 numerals N. 1 Mohawk, entirely different from Mohegan 9 specimen of ib. Orinokese languages have no inflexions of nouns N. 4 do not apply the plural number to irrational animals N. 5 Orthography of the Indian lan guages, example of the differences occasioned by its unsettled state N. 1 Ottowaus, more properly W'tawas 5 where situated, &c. N. 15 5 where situated, &c. N. 15 N. 4 Ottogamies are P. Specific terms, more used than generic ones N. 14 Parsons (Gen.) his list of Shawa. St. Francis Indians, dialect of Monese words 6 hegan 5 Participles, all Mohegan verbs have where situatthem 11 N. 15 are declined, as verbs Stockbridge dialect, the one which 12 is the subject of Edwards' work 5 Pater Noster, in Mohegan 9 Suffixes : See Affixes. in Mohawk ib. See also Note 1. T. how far translations of it may be used, to prove affi Tenses, past and future used 15 nities of dialects N. 1 past and future expressed Penobscot language, radically the by a form of the present ib. same with the Mohegan 5 expressed sometimes by Peruvian language : See Quichuan. variations of the noun or adverb Plural number, how formed in Mo- accompanying the verb ib. hegan 10 and N. 11 of the American languages, various forms of N. 5 U. N. 1 rarely used except in composition ib. V. Pronouns, prefixed and suffixed to nouns, and verbs 13 Verb substantive, wanting in Mo hegan and many other Indian Q languages 14 and N.9 Quichuan, or Peruvian, language transitive, never used withhas seven cases of nouns N.4 out expressing both agent and object 13 R. Verbs, the nominative and accusa tive pronouns always affixed to them 14 Râle's MS. Dictionary of the Ab their radis is the third per. naki N. 15 15 Relations (of father, mother, &c.) son sing. indic. formed out of nouns 14 more carefully distinguished by and N. 10 the Mohegans than by Euro how used in the American peans 11 remarks on the Indian languages in speaking of differmode of using nouns expressing. ent objects N. 14 Vocabularies of Indian languages, these relations N. 8 caution to be used in forming Relative pronouns who and which 12 17 wanting in Mohegan and N. 14 also wanting in some languages of S. America, N. 6 W. S. Wagan, a Delaware termination for abstractterms; correspondSaukies 5 ing to -ness in English, & -heit where situated, &c. N. 15 or -keit in German N. 12 Shawanese, radically the same Winnebagoes 5 with the Mohegan 5 Woagan, the same as wagan N. 12 specimen of 6 W'tawas (or Ottowaus) 5 OBITUARY NOTICE OF PROFESSOR PECK. IT being an established custom of the Massachusetts Historical Society to notice the decease of its members, and to give some account of their life and character, it was thought that this could not be better done, in the present instance, than by copying the following article, published in the Boston Daily Advertiser of the 8th of October, 1822 ; which is understood to have been written by a distinguished citizen and scholar, whose undeviating friendship and kindness, for many years, brightened the existence of our departed associate. Some notes are here added by a member of the Society, to whom the deceased was known, and by whom he was respected and beloved from early life. Dies at Cambridge on the 3d instant, WILLIAM DANDRIDGE PECK, Esq. aged 59, Massachusetts Professor of Natural History in Harvard University. * Mr. Peck enjoined on his surviving friends not to permit any ceremonious interment, or any of those publick testimonies of respect, by which the members of that seminary are accustomed, very properly, to express their regret at * Mr. Peck was the son of Mr. John Peck, and was born in Boston, May 8th, 1763. His mother, whose original name was Jackson, died when this son was seven years old. Though this bereavement occurred to him at so early an age, he felt it keenly, and cherished her memory with fond affection, through the whole course of his life. It is not improbable that the event contributed, with other circumstances, to cast the shade of melancholy over the mind of the son, which at times required the best influence of his friends to disperse. At the commencement of the siege of Boston, in 1776, the family removed to Braintree, where the subject of this memoir for a time pursued his studies under the direction of the Rev. Mr. Weld; and removing afterwards to Lancaster, he was placed under the care and tuition of the Rev. Mr. Ward of Brookfield, by whom he was prepared for admission to the Col. lege, and by whom he was ever after esteerned and beloved. VOL. X. 22 |