MENOMINI-ENGLISH VOCABULARY 



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n'iinii, niiena', elder brother. 



na'nat'ska, huminiiig bird, Tro- 

 chilus colubris. 



nii'natua, to kill, to destroy. 



nii'nauwe'qta, a brave or war- 

 rior. 



na"ni, three. 



iiii"uiinau, tobacco. 



ua"nino, thrice. 



ua''ninn mita'ta, thh-ty; i. e., 

 thrice ten. 



ua"nino mita'ta niko'tine, 

 thirty-one; i. e., thrice ten, and 

 one. 



11 a n i q ' s , a mouse ( M us musculus 

 L). 



naui'se, rat. 



uaui'takina'kua, dusk. 



na"ni wok, three hundred. 



na"uiwok misik'ta uiko'- 

 tine', three hundred and one. 



na'nokupaq'kwe, a carrying 

 bag. 



Nano'qke, an old name for the 

 bear; the word survives in the 

 ritual of the Grand Medicine 

 society. The usual modern des- 

 ignation is owa'sse. The old 

 term refers to one of the deities 

 who was changed by the Great 

 Mystery into an Indian. 



nanoweq'tau, war chief. 



napa'kiken, it isflat. 



Na'pote, also pronounced na'q'- 

 pote; an "expert marksman;" 

 the name of the brother of Mii'- 

 nabftsh. 



naqka, evening. 



N a ' q k a h a " a m u , '• plucks - blos- 

 som - from - the - tree ; " a personal 

 name. 



Naqkwesk'kum, "until noon;" 

 a personal name. 



Na"qpote, "expert marksman;" 

 the brother of Ma'nabush, who 

 dwells in the "land of the set- 

 ting sun," to await the arrival of 

 the shades. 



naq'se, younger brother. 



n'ase, younger sister, or brother. 



nii'se', younger sister — said by 

 elder brother. 



Naseqkai'Ik, "travels -alone;" a 

 personal name. 



Na'shika'pawe', "stands-in- 

 the-dark ;" a personal name. 

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n a ' s h i p u ' t s h i ' k a n , fibers made 



of bark, 

 na'taho'toa, to look for; to 



search for. 

 na'tawe', a large, thick snake, 



like the viper; "has a face like 



a raccoon." 

 n a ' t a w e ' , the missasauga rattle- 

 snake. 

 Natom'pfimo u neu v , "the first 



one to walk;" personal name of a 



woman. 

 N a t s h i ' w I q k 6 ' , " he- who-bul- 



lies;" a personal name, 

 n ii w a i ' w a n , sturgeon ; pi ural of 



niimai', or niiwai'. 

 Na'waqkwas'kum,"one-whose- 



feet do-not- touch the-ground;" a 



personal name of a tshi'saqka, 



whose nickname is Mia'nise, 



" little-owl." 

 N a w a q ' k w e s h k u m ' , " half-a- 



lnonth;" a personal name. 

 Na' w a ta ' w i n e ' ft , " she - who- 



picks-berries;" a personal name. 

 nawii'ft v ' "one-who-sees; " the 



name for the sand viper, hetero- 



don sp? 

 'nda', uncle — father's brother, 

 neat', friend, 

 ne'au, my body, 

 n (' ' a w ii (] ' k i k , noon, midday, 

 neb an', sleep, to slumber; nibiin', 



dead; ni'bua, he is dead, 

 nek, my house. 



ne'kan, the ground, soil, sand, 

 ne'kon, my houses, 

 nekot'eno, once, 

 uemak', now. 

 ne'matok, elder or younger 



brothers, 

 ngme'nekem, give to me. 

 ne' in oak, a dance, 

 ne'naq, mine. 

 ne n "nau', killed; referring to 



many that may be killed, as fish 



or any other objects, 

 ne'ninau, our head, 

 ne'paqaqkwaq'tik, black ash. 

 nepau', death, 

 n e " p e u o ' ii , summer, 

 nepua', dead, 

 n e ' p u a m , staudin g. 

 ne'pue 1 , he or she is standing, 

 ne'puwe'makot, it is standing, 

 n e ' p u w e ' m o k , they are standing. 



