1893.] ^27 [Brintou. 



The Nanticokes are first mentioned by Captain John Smith, 

 who encountered them in 1608. Their subsequent history does 

 not offer much of interest. I have traced it in sufficient detail 

 in my publication, The Lendjje and their Legends, pp. 22-25 

 (Philadelphia, 1885). 



A note to the vocabulary states that their last " King," " the 

 famous Wyniaco," died about seventy-five or eighty years before 

 (about 1712-15), and that "his body was preserved and very 

 formally kept in a Awacason-house (Chio-ca-son house), seventy 

 years dead," which means, I presume, for seventy years after 

 his death. The preservation of the bones of their dead was a 

 characteristic trait in the religion of the Nanticokes. 



In publishing the vocabular\^, I have thought it of interest to 

 add comparative words from other dialects of the Algonkin 

 stock, to illustrate how thoroughly the Nanticoke belonged to 

 it. With a few exceptions, every word collected by Mr. Murray 

 is seen to be a slightly varied form of some expression in Lenape 

 or other adjacent dialect. The exceptions would probably fall 

 into the same category Avere the analysis prosecuted further. 



I have also thought it desirable to arrange the words in alpha- 

 betical order, for convenience of reference. 



The exclamation point, !, so frequently introduced b}^ Mr. 

 Murray, he explains to signify a peculiar, forcible, explosive 

 enunciation of the sj-llable. 



At the close of the vocabulary, the writer adds the following 

 proper names : 



We ning go mi usk, the personal name of Mrs. Mulberry, 

 " Mulberry woman " (see below, 3Iulberry tree). 



Ama namp quun, the name of the Indian town of Locust neck. 



llatt appenen, the name of the Nanticoke Indian town. 



Vocabulary of the Nanticoke Dialect. 



Abbreviations — Len., Lenape ; N. J., New Jersey Delawares ; N. Eng., 

 New Englancllnaians ; Chip., Chipeway; Put., Potomacs ; H., Hecke- 

 welder's Nanticoke Vocab. ; Sh , Shawnee. 



Air, ayewash; comp. wind, ewesh ; Ash, paw-kawqm ; Sh.mea-lawkuo. 



Len. geschen. Autumn, wee-saw-panu (= wees- 

 Arm, nickpitq ; Len. w'nachk. wapami, little or short light). 

 Arro-ws, allontz; Len. alluns. Axe, tummehek ; Pot. tomahack ; 

 Arrowhead, ik-ke-hek (see N. J. tomahickan. 



" Spear "). 



