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|Nnín-nnìnnuog, `Man_men'
{&} |keétomp-aúog|
|Squàws-suck.| `Woman-women.'
|Kichize,| {&} `An old man,'
|Kichîzuck| `Old men.'
|Hômes,| {&} `An old man,'
|Hômesuck| `Old men.'
|Kutchìnnu| `A middle-aged-man.'
|Kutchìnnuwock.| `Middle-aged-men.'
|Wuskeène| `A youth,'
|Wuskeeneésuck.| `Youths.'
|Wénise| {&} `An old woman,'
|Wenîsuck| `Old women.'
|Mattaúntum| `Very old and decrepit.'
Wásick
<28> < Of {their} relations {of} consanguinity. >
|Wâsick| `An Husband.'
|Weéwo,| {&} `A Wife.'
|Mittúmmus,| {&}
|Wullógana|
|Nowée o,| `My Wife.'
|Nummittamus,| {&c.}
|Osh.| `A Father.'
|Nosh| `My father.'
|Còsh| `Your father.'
|Cuttòso?| `Have you a father?'
|Okásu,| {&} `A mother.'
|Wìtchwhaw|
|Nókace|, |nìtchwhaw| `My mother.'
|Wússese| `An Unckle.'
|Nissesè| `My Unckle.'
|Papoòs,| `A childe.'
|Nippápoos,| {&} `My childe.'
|Nummúckiese|
|Nummúckquáchucks| `My sonne.'
|Nittaúnis| `My daughter.'
|Nonânese| `A sucking child.'
|Muckquachuckquêmese|- `A little boy.'
|Squ sese| `A little girle.'
|Weémat.| `A brother.'
They hold the band of brother-hood so deare, that when one had committed a murther and fled, they executed his brother; and <29> <Of {their} relations.> `tis common for a brother to pay the debt of a brother deceased.
|Neémat| `My brother.'
|Wéticks,| {&} `A sister.'
|Weésummis|
|Wematìttuock| `They are brothers.'
|Cutchashematìtin?| `How many brothers have you?'
|Natòncks| `My cousin.'
|Kattòncks| `Your cousin.'
|Watòncks| `A cousin.'
|Nullóquaso| `My ward or pupill.'
|Wattonksìttuock| `They are cousins.'
|Kìhtuckquaw| `A virgin marriageable.'
Their Virgins are distinguished by a bashfull falling downe of their haire over their eyes.
|Towiúwock| `orphan.'
There are no beggars amongst them, nor orphans unprovided for.
|Tackqìuwock| `Twins.'
Their {affections}, especially to their children, are very strong; so that I have knowne a {Father} take so grievously the losse of his {childe}, that hee hath cut and stabd himselfe with {griefe} and {rage}.
This extreme {affection}, together with want of {learning}, makes their children sawcie, bold, and undutifull.