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THE MENOMINI INDIANS 



[ETH. ANN. 14 



by a hunter's cabin, in the direc- 

 tion of the place where this town 

 has since been built, and as the 

 hunter asked the Indian where 

 he was going, he replied, " w.i'sa, 

 wa'sa, — far, far," meaning to a 

 great distance. 



wax, amo'peine. 



w e , ki'nua ( sometimes used) ; nina". 



we two, (dual form), na u ish'; we 

 two are walking, na'ish ni'kipa"- 

 moqna'u'. 



weasel, se'ko; sheko'. 



west, as'nik. 



whale, ma'shenomiik; a mythic 

 water monster, erroneously 

 termed a whale. 



what, wa; wa'ki. 



wheat, paqki'sikan; mishaq'ki- 

 minag'oshe'fr. 



when, ta"ape. 



when are you coming again! 

 ta"ape misik' api'ian. 



when are you going? awisi'an. 



where, tano"ka; ta"naga. 



where are you going'? ha'noke'- 

 sian. 



where were you bom! ta'nok- 

 aiis' oqta'tisi'an. 



white, wabi'skiiV w.ibish'kiff; 

 "natural color," waia'biskik ; ge- 

 neric, indicated by inseparable 

 particle ik. 



white man, moq'kuman. 



who, howii'ne. 



whoop, hoho'. 



whose is it?, owa'otin. 



widower, se'kai. 



wife, ne'u v . 



willow, dwarf, kenu'shi shike'- 

 pul. 



wind, no'teu ; pi. no'teuau ; no 

 we'nan; south wind, sha'wa'na'- 

 nan; north wind, Atshi'kesiwii'e- 

 nan, one of the deities. 



winter, pono'e; pe'pon. 



wolf, maq'wa'io; moqwai'o. Wolf 

 river, Maqwai'o oshi'piome, 

 " wolf, his river." 



woman, mita'mu ; mitii'mu. 



woman, old, ne'owikii. 



wood, maq'sewan; aq'tik, ma'tik. 



woodcock, baboq'ke weu ; a myth- 

 ic personage. 



work, to, a'seata'a. 



ye, kinu"a. 



year, bPbo'na; pi. bebo'nan, pe'- 

 pon. 



yellow, waioa'wik; osha'win. 



yes, e n . 



yesterday, ona'ko. 



yesterday, day before, koq ke' 

 wanako". 



yoke, neck, nai'omagan ; used in 

 carrying buckets of water, maple 

 sap — when sugar making — and 

 other articles. 



you, ki'nua; kina'; kine'. 



young, oske', oshke'. 



yours, ki'naq; ke'nach; it is 

 yours, kine'kitin. 



yourselves, kinu"a. 



youth, o'piiquise. 



