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Spellings for the Schools in the Chipeway Language
Sketch of Grammar of the Chippeway Language
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Spelling
Grammar
Notes on Updated Text
Contents (added by transcriber)
Spellings for the Schools
Spellings
Prayers
Sketch of Grammar
Nouns, Pronouns
Adjectives (including Numbers)
Verbs
Conjugation of "to love" (active)
Conjugation of "to be"
Conjugation of "to be loved" (passive)
Participles, Adverbs, Prepositions, Conjunctions, Interjections
A Fable
Formation of Words
SPELLINGS
FOR THE
SCHOOLS
IN THE
CHIPEWAY LANGUAGE.
Ah-ne-she-nah-pay, Oo-te-ke-too-we-nun; Kah-ke-ke-noo-ah-mah-ween-twah e-kewh, Ka-nah-wah-pahn-tah-gigk Mah-ze-nah-e-kun.
YORK, U. CANADA:
Printed for the Canada Conference Missionary Society.
1828
SPELLINGS.
Words of one Syllable.
Kahnah
sah
wah
keene
neene
weene
meene
owh
howh
ewh Neeje
keeje
weeje
moose
koose
noose
meezhe
peezhe
neezhe
weezhe
moozhe Squahch
shwahs
quaich
paske
kaugk
mongk
shongk
jeese
aahe
tdush
Words of two Syllables accented on the second.
Ah kehah keeng
ah kik
ah mik
ahn doohm
ah nungk
ah owh
ah pa
ah pweh
ah sin
ah tick ah toon
e mah
e kewh
e newh
e qua
I yahdt
kah yawsk
ke tahn
ke quis
ke nwazhe
mah quah me nick
me quom
me zeh
me squeh
me tigk
nah maih
ne gigk
ne peh
ne peeng
ne sing
Words of two Syllables, accented on the second.
Ne swehoo chawzhe
oo kaudt
oo kowh
oo kun
oo mah
oo nick oo ninje
oon taus
oo pin
oo saum
Oo zidt
oo skonzhe
oo taih qui yuck
shing quawk
shing koub
shing kaugk
tah zheh
te pigk
wah zhusk
Words of two syllables accented on the 1st & 2nd.
Ah zheha
a sance
a squach
a tah
a yaudt
a zheh
che mon
che pywh
kah che
ka kate
ka gooh
ke kah ke kooh
ke zhick
ke zis
ki ya
koo koosh
mah che
mah kuk
mah mick
mah noo
mahn tdah
ma quah
me chim
me kun me kaunce
me nance
me quaich
me quon
me tdush
me owh
me zhusk
nah nindt
na kowh
na yaub
ne win
ning kah
Words of three syllables accented on the 1st & 2nd.
noo sanoo tdin
noo tding
noong koom
oo jee
pah mah
pa kah
pe toon poo neh
se peh
sah keh
sau kie
she shebe
tain ta
wa nain wa quain
wau poose
we kah
we nin
we yause
we pidt
ween sah
Words of three Syllables, accented on the second and third.
Ah je chaugkah kah mingk
ah neen teh
ah ne moosh
ah ne peesh
ah noo kee
ah pa kish
ah quing koos
ah she kun
ah wah kahn
ah wa seeh
ah yah pa ah zhoo gun
a me quahn
a yah chick
a yah yun
a zhah yun
ka yah peh
mah ke sin
mah ne toonce
mah ne toosh
mah ske moodt
me ke seh
me sah owh nah kah mooh
ne zhe kaih
oo me meh
oo nah kun
oo ne shkaudt
oo que son
oon tah shahn
oo ske zhick
oo se tongk
pe je nuck
shah wain tung
shah wa nim
Words of three Syllables, accented on the second and
half accent on the third.
E nah shkae qua sance
e shkoo ta
ke na pigk
ke noo zhai mah noo min
me quain tun
me sah poose
me she min
me she kaih me she nuck
me tig koonce
mun tah min
nah ma koos
nah ma pin
Words of three Syllables accented on the first and third.
Pah ke tinwau be gun wau bah maudt
wau be min
Words of three syllables accented on the last.
Ah nah quodte we te
ing koo che
ing koo twaus
ish pe ming
ka ah koo
kah kah keh
kah nah ka
kah ke nick
kah ke nah kah shah kance
kah sah meh
kah moo keede
kah we kah
ka ka keh
ka koo weene
ka ke quait
ke me wun
ke nah wah
ke ke che ke she kudt
ke she kuck
ko se non
me nah wah
me ne zis
me ze saih
moo koo mon
mun ne too
mun ne toogk
nah koo shah
Words of three syllables accented on the last.
nah too wayneen ah windt
ne se tum
ning ke che
noo se non
nowh ah quay
oo che pway
oo ke mah
oo me squeem
pah pah say
pe me zeh pe na sheeh
pe pah kim
pe she keh
sah ke maih
sah ke toodt
se wah quahn
shah kah nosh
shong qua sheh
shoo ne yah
tah be schooch
tah que shin ta pain tungk
ta pwa tungk
tain ta seh
wah ne toodt
wah wah noon
wa koo nain
wa wa neh
weje e shin
wig ke waum
we nah wah
we wah quahn
Words of four syllables, accented on the second and fourth.
Ah chit ah moohah kuck koo jeesh
ah sun ah kooh
ah wah se seh
e nah pe yook
ke pah e kun
ke pim oo say
ke tah e kun me squah ta seh
ne pwah kah win
ne wah pah tahn
oo ka yah wis
oo mah kah keh
oo mong ke zheh
oo tah pe nick
oo tah pe nun oo ta e min
oo que se mon
oo wig ke waum
pah ske se gun
she kah kah winzhe
ta pwa tah wick
wah oo na seh
Words of four syllables accented on the sixth.
Ah quah tah sheehah se ke nauk
ah zhah wah maig
ain tah che yungk
ke zhe tah yook
maun nah ta nis na pwah kah chick
pah kah ah quaih
too too shah boo
waug ke koo mon
wah wah ska sheh
Words of five syllables, a full accent on the last,
and half accent on the second.
Ah kin tah soo winah nah me ah win
ah ne she nah pay
ah quah ne pe sahn
ah sin ne se kah
ke moo te schke win
ke nah we schke win
mah ze nah e kun
me ne te we nun
me skoo te se min
me tig quah ke zin
mon nain e te win
ne kah ne se took neeng ke te mah kis
ne skah te se win
nin tah wa mah took
ne te ke koo took
oo kah ke qua win
oo zhe pe e kun
pah kun te se win
pah pah ke wah yahn
shah wa ne te win
sah ke e te win
ween tah mah we shin
we too kah we shin
Words of five syllables, accented on the first, the third and last.
Pa zhe go kah zheepeen tah kah ta waun
oo ke mah we win oo te ke too win
she pe koo pah tick
wah ne squa se win
Accented on the two first and last.
Too toosh pim me tay
Words of six syllables accented on the third and last.
kah ke qua we ne neh
kah nah wah pa me shin
kah nah wa ne me shin mah noo min e ka zheeh
mah kah ta e ne neh
e she wa pe se win
ta pwa yain tah moo win
Accented on the second and last.
Ke too ke mah me nonkah ke pah te se win
na nahn tah we e waidt oo mah ze nah e kun
wah wah pe ko noo jeeh
Accented on the third and two last.
ka ke noo ah mah kaidtmah che ah ye e wish ah koo koo pe nah gun
ah wah che wun nah gun
Accented on the 4th and last.
Ahn e me tah koo zin.
THE LORD'S PRAYER.
Ke-sha-mun-ne-too Oo-que-son Oo-tah-nu-me-tah-koo-se-win.
Neeng-ke-che noo-se-non, Ish-pe-ming a-yah-yun. Ka-che-mun-ne-too-we-ne-kah-soo-yun. Ke-ke-che-ke-too-ke-mah-we-win pe-tah-we-she-nom. A-na-ne-me-wong-kane oo-mah-ke-zhe ah-keeng ne-kah-e-she-wa-pe-se-min; tah-pe-schooch a-she-wa-buk e-we-ty Ish-pe-ming. Me-she-she-nom ka-ne-tah-soo ke-she-kuk me-chim pe-mah-te-se-win. Ki-ya pa-kah-shah-wa-ne-me-she-nom che-sah-ke-che-wa-pe-nah-mah-we-yong mah-che-ah-ye-e-wish, nah-sahb-e-koo a-she shah-wa-ne-mong-ke-twah oo-kooh kah-pah-tah-e-yah-me-ke-chik, ki-ya keen e-she-shah-wa-ne-me-she-nom. Ka-goo we-kah ing-koo-chee ah-ne-e-she-we-she-she-kah-kane che-nah-ne-sah-ne-se-yong; mah-noo sah-koo kah-ke-nah shah-koo-te-nah-mah-we-she-nom mah-che-ah-ye-e-wish. Keen-mah-ween ke te-pain-tahn ke-che-oo-ke-mah-we-win, ki-ya euh ke-che-e-she-wa-pe-se-win, ki-ya euh ah-nah-me-ah-win ka-che-me-nwa-tah-quok, kah-ke-nik ki-ya kah-ke-nik.—Amen.
GRACE BEFORE MEAT.
Ah-noo-shoo-tah-mah-ka-win, che-pwah-we-se-ningk.
O Ke-sha-mun-ne-too Ish-pe-ming a-yah-yun, Shah-wain-tah-mah-we-she-nom mahn-tdah me-chim-pe-mah-te-se-win, kah-pah-ke-te-nah-mah-we-yongk; me-tdush ka-oon-je-mah-skah-we-se-yongk che-ah-noo-ke-tah-koo yun; me-owh Jesus Christ a-spa-ne-moo-yongk. Amen.
GRACE AFTER MEAT.
Ah-noo-shoo-tah-mah-ka-win, kah-e-squah, we-se-ningk.
O Ke-sha-mun-ne-too, neeng-keche Noo-se-non, me-quaich wa-wa-neh kah-we-se-ne-yongk noo-koom, ki-ya ain-tah-soo-ke-she-kuck shah-wain-ne-me-yongk; me-sah-owh Jesus Christ kah-ke-nigk ka-ah-pa-ne-moo-yongk. Amen.
SKETCH
OF
GRAMMAR
CHIPPEWAY LANGUAGE,
TO WHICH IS ADDED
A VOCABULARY
Of some of the most common Words.