MENOMIXI-ENGLISH VOCABULARY 



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piwat' inot, beaver; also a gens 

 of the Big Thunder phratry. 

 Former or archaic name, nomiii'. 



poka'qtshi'ki, the duck hawk, 

 literally "the hitter," because of 

 his rapid flight in descent when 

 after quarry. 



poniq'kotan, frost. 



pono'e, winter. 



posi'pahatu'a, to thrust with a 

 weapon or pole. 



p o ' s i t u ' a ', to get in or gain access 

 to. 



psha'kiwas, plants of which a 

 decoction is rubbed on the legs 

 by players in athletic games. 



sagi'si v , surprise; to be startled. 



sa"Ie, now. 



saiyi'kwakin', in the spring (of 

 the year). 



sa'kii, nine. 



sa'kahai'awik, ninth. 



sa'kii mita'ta, ninety; i. e., nine 

 times ten. 



sa'kii mita'ta ni k o't in e', ninety- 

 one; i. e., nine times ten, and 

 one. 



sa'kii mita'ta sa'kakine', 

 ninety-nine; i. e., nine times ten, 

 and nine. 



sa'kata"nano, nine times. 



sa'kii ta'ni wok, nine hundred. 



sa'kii ta'ui wok' misik'ta niko'- 

 tine', nine hundred and one. 



saq'ke, mink. 



sii <| kom', saliva. 



sa'wana'nan, south wind. 



sawii'newe'aq, have mercy onus. 



sawa'no, south; also ssa'wa'no, 

 and sha'wano. 



sg'ko, weasel. 



se'pe, river; Mi'nika'ni se'pe,Me- 

 nomini river. 



seqkum', saliva. 



se'wan, sweet. 



se'weqnan, sour. 



Sha'batis', corruption of Bap- 

 tiste (French); a personal name. 



S h ii b o i ' 1 6 k , "penetrating- 

 sound;" a personal name. 



S h a k a ' n a q k w o d ' , " peeping- 

 cloud;" a personal name. 



shaka'shita\wax sugar; maple 

 sugar in a waxy form, made by 

 throwing the boiling sirup upon 

 the snow. When cool, it is 



wrapped in pieces of birchbark 

 and served to friends and visitors. 



shake'buqtam', to bite (general 

 term). 



s h a k ' s h a k ' e u , great blue heron ; 

 also a gens of the Crane phratry. 



sh ii ' n a p , wild hemp. This plant 

 grows at times to the height of 

 five feet, and is used by the In- 

 dians for making thread, the liber 

 being long and durable. 



shawai'niqtu'um, bless us; 

 have mercy on us. 



Sha'wana ke'zhik, "southern- 

 sky;" a personal name. 



sha' wa'nani, fork-tail hawk; 

 also a gens of the Big Thunder 

 phratry. 



shawa'ne me'aq, have mercy 

 on us. 



shawa' no'nan, south wind; from 

 sha'wano, south, and nowe"nan, 

 wind. 



Shawaq'ka, "yellow-wings;" a 

 personal name. 



shawii'shiqtshi kan', mercy. 



shawas'ket, an aquatic plant, 

 used for medicine. 



sheko', weasel. 



sheshi'kima ,', hard maple; Acer 

 .saccharin urn, the sap of which is 

 boiled for making sugar. 



s h e ' w a k a m 1 1 ii ' v , sirup. 



she'wan, sweet. 



she'weqnen, sour. 



she'weqtii'ken, salt; "sour and 

 sweet." 



she'weta'kan, salt. 



she'weta'kan kaq'kop, salted 

 string; used in baiting rabbit 

 traps. 



she'weta'kan ni'ap, string of 

 salt; a continuous cluster of salt 

 crystals. 



S h i ' a w ii q k I ii ' , " ben d - i n - the 

 river;" a personal name. 



shikak', skunk; Shika'kang, the 

 place of the skunk, the original 

 form of the word Chicago. See 

 shika'ko. 



Shika'kang, "the place of 

 skunks," from shika'k skunk, 

 and ang, the locative suttix. 

 Shikak', by Potawatomi, Fox 

 and Kikapu; also, Skikagung, 

 by Ojibwa. 



