248 TRIBES AND DIALECTS OF CONNECTICUT [Era. ann, « 



ka'namma'ni' ni' wa'dji' bi'yayudai' bi'a'mkugi'" su'mi' ski'dainhak 

 tfi'pagi' ma'tci' ai'wag. ga'ntci' wu'c mi'zo' na'gam ko"djaks 

 wa'dji' madu'm wa'mi" ski' 'dambak nap' u" 'wag. na'g'am Jesus 

 Clirlst mad ni'nika'd'o: ma'tci' ai. mi''zi) woha'g wo'tci' ma'tci' 

 ski' 'dambak. ma'ndu woko' 'djaks wowi' 'zawaqg Jesus Christ, ma'tci" 

 ski'dambak a'nca yudai' bi'a'mkugi'. womi'zo' woha'g wo'tci" 

 wa'mi' ski''dambak wa'ndjag gato'wi' i' 'co'k ma'ndunag JesMs C/irisi 

 bi'yund. Jesus Christ mas bi'yo' yu'mbowaijg, na'g'am i'wo' ni" 

 na'ntcada na'g"am woski" 'dambak. andai' mas a'p'uwag ni'dai 

 ma'ndunag wotci'mi'. tca'ntci' nap'u'', wa'mi' ski' 'dambak, mad 

 da'bi' o''wan wotai'namandam su'mi' ma'tci' ai'wag. ni' wa'dji' 

 nap'u'wag, wo'tci' Jesus Christ bi'ya'mo wa'dji" da'bi' o'wa'n 

 a'p'u' ma'ndunag. tca'ntci' gasi'wa'tam wo'tci' wa'mi' gata' mad 

 wi'gan'ud, da'lia tca'ntci' o'wa'n mad'u'm wi'ktaman. tca'ntci' 

 ba'ki'dara wa'mi' dja'gwanc madwi'gan, su'mi' ma'ndu mad 

 wi'ktam dja'gwan madwi'ganc, tca'ntci' o''wan aioi, i''wo' ma'ndu, 

 ma'ndu wuskwi'gag. tca'ntci' o'wan o'tci' daman, andai' mas 

 wowo'ton wa'mi' dja'gwanc, ma'ndu i'wad, ni" ya'yu. ma'ndji", 

 mas bi'yamuc waijg. tca'ntci' ganata'd'amowa, ma'ndu, mas 

 gatai'namaijg wo'tci' Jesus Christ, ma'ndu mad tca'ntam o''wau 

 woto'n di'bi'ko'nag. tcu'ya wa'mi' ski''dambak mas bi''yak 

 ma'ndunag. ba'ci' ma'd'um pa'd'am ma'ndu, i'wad ma'ndu, mad 

 da'bi tai'namowa o''wan mad'u'm pa'damad. tca'ntci' gapa'dam, 

 ma'ndu i'wad. ma'ndu gato'wi' gatai'namaag. di''bi' "' gwatcai'yu 

 wa'dji' da'bi' ka'n'a wa'mi' ski''dambalv. 



di"'bi' ya't'am yu bi'a'mkugi' na'gam wo'to', wa'mi' ski'dambak 

 war)g. ma'ntci', nai" ni" ya'yo. dja'nau wo'tci' Jesus Christ bi''yamo 

 wa'dji" mad da'bi" ai di'bi" dja'gwan. Jesus Christ po'na di"'bi" 

 wo'tci' ma'ndunag, su'mi' di'bi' taianda'icsku da'ka gau'hig Jesus 

 Christ a'bad. yu mad da'bi' di''bi' gasa'gwi" ma'ndunag. Jesus 

 Christ gato'wi" po'na di'bi' wi'yu'tag. di'bi' wowoto'n waijg. ni" 

 wa'dji' di'bi' tci"'mi" aiki'kuzu wa'dji' mas ka'n'a wa'mi' ski''- 

 dambak su'mi" wowo"'ta mad da'bi" a'p'u' yudai' ba'mkugi. tci'mi" 

 wogau'ha wa'mi" slci'dambak wi'djo'walv di'bi' wi'yu'tag. mad 

 da'bi' ga'dji'wag su'mi' ni' wi'yu't mad o''wan da'bi' yunto"'mun. 

 ma'ndu wusto'n "- wa'tci' di''bi' da'ka ma'tci' wi''ktamag ski'- 

 dambak. 



Je.sus Christ gau'ha wa'ndjag na'gam woto'hi''c womi'zo' woha'g 

 wo'tci' na'ndjag ski''dambak. dja'nau na'gamo mad gau'hikwag 

 ma'ndu ni' wa'dji' mad da'bi" su'mi' na'gam ma'd'um tcu'ya ma'ndu 

 tai'namowa. ma's si'wa'tam ka'dji' di'bi' ka'n'a. 



■' .\q interesting etymology, literally "walking-ground." The form varies to ba'mkiag (ba'm (ca), (" to 

 go walking"). 



"' .\n ludiauized torm ot "Devil." Seedibikc-'nag "Devil's h.ibitation," a few lines above. 



■'■ This verb is evidently related to Natick ussl'na't, " to do," or perhaps kcsteau "to make perfect, create," 

 also kesleaunal to finish, showing the third person inanimate object incorporated. Prof. Prince's uncer- 

 tainty as to its recognition in 1903 C-Vmer. Anth., vol. o, p. 206) suggests this eiplanation. 



