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Ishpeming, n. heaven, or above
Inggoojhee, adv. somewhere
Ingoodwahsweh, adj. six
Ishpemesahgoong, n. chamber
Ingoodwak, adj. one hundred
Inggooding, adv. once
Inggwahekaun, n. the grave
Innoozoowahgun, n. a name-sake
Ingee! int. This word is used by children when they are afraid of
something that is large
Inggoodoogunze, n. a cluster of fruit.

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Keshamunedoo, n. Merciful Spirit or Being
Kechemunedoo, n. God, or Great Good Spirit
Kecheahjechaugk, n. Great Holy Spirit
Kecheogemah, n. King, or great Chief
Kedemahganemeshin, have mercy on me
Kegekaindaun, v. thou knowest
Kechegahmeh, n. a lake
Kegezhaib, n. the morning
Ketegahnans, n. a garden
Kedahyah, v. thou art
Kedahyaum, v. you are
Ke-ne-nah? Is it you?
Kahween, adv. no sir, no, no
Kah, adv. no
Keen, pro. you, or thou
Koosay, n. sing. your father
Koone, n. snow
Kezis, n. the sun
Kiya, conj. and
Kegwis, n. your son
Kegah, n. your mother
Ketegaun, n. a field
Kahkenah, adj. all, whole
Koosenon, n. our father
Koosewah, n. pl. your father
Koosemah, v. may, might
Kahgequawin, n. law
Kahbabeboon, all winter
Kahbanebin, all summer
Kahgenig, adv. forever
Kahwekah, adv. never
Kagooshish, n. something
Kebemoosay, v. he walked
Kedaun, n. your daughter
Kezheguk, n. day
Kezhik, n. sky
Kahweenegoojee, adv. nowhere
Kegedoon, v. to speak, (in the imperative mood.)
Ke-ekedooh, v. he said
Kedenin, I tell you
Keskeezhik, n. your eye
Kooskoozin, v. to awake
Kespin, conj. if
Kesenah, adj. cold
Kagooh, shall not
Keche, adj. great
Kechauze, n. your nose
Ketegaweneneh, n. a husbandman
Keskejewahyaun, n. a waist-coat
Kewadenoong, n. north
Kekewaown, n. a flag
Kagate, adv. truly, verily
Koondun, v. swallow it
Kahmahsheh, adv. not yet
Kahskahdin, v. to congeal, to freeze
Kagooween, you shall not, or thou shall not
Kagebahdezid, n. a fool
Kenebood, pt. died
Kategang, v. to sow or plant
Keskahkezhegang, v. to reap
Kahgega, adj. eternal
Kazhedin, adv. immediately
Keahgoonwatum, v. he denied
Ketezeh, } adj. old
Kekahe, }
Kegaung, n. a virgin
Kegowh, n. a fish
Keskemon, n. a whet-stone
Keskeboojegun, n. a saw
Kechepezoon, n. a girdle, a sash, a belt
Kebeshang, adj. deaf
Kepahgah, adj. thick
Kebesquang, adj. hoarse
Kesahgehenah? Do you love me?
Kenahweskewin, n. falsehood
Kashahweahyah, adj. loose
Kondahegwahsowin, n. thimble, an instrument used to push with
in sewing
Kahyahtenewaid, n. a mid-wife
Kahezhewabuk, it was so
Kekenahwahjechegun, n. a sign or mark
Kegedooweneneh, n. a speaker or lawyer
Kahgahgewinze, n. hemlock
Kahgahgeh, n. wind-pipe
Kekindewin, n. a covenant
Kezebegahegahnahboo, n. soap suds
Kahskahkoonegun, n. corn-crib
Kahskahegun, n. a scraper
Koozhe, n. a beak
Koonekahdin, n. frost, snow
Kechemekun, n. a high-way
Kagah, adv. mostly
Kahweengagoo, n. nothing
Kegahweendahmoon, I will tell you
Kahgequaweneneh, n. an exhorter, or preacher
Kegowhyekaweneneh, n. a fisherman
Kekaindahmoowad, v. to learn, to know
Kahgahnahga, do not
Kemahzeh, adv. badly
Kegezhechegahdagoobun, pt. completed
Kahgezheyaindum, adj. sagacious
Kagahgoo, adv. almost
Kahyask, n. a gull
Kahgahgehshee, n. a crow
Kookoosh, n. a hog
Kookookoo-ooh, n. an owl
Kenoozha, n. a pike
Kewetahye-ee, prep. around
Kedahgahbezhew, n. a wild-cat
Kaugk, n. a porcupine
Kahgebahdezewin, n. foolishness
Keskekechegun, n. a partition

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