Chapter M

Mahnedoo, n. a spirit
Mahjahn, v. march on
Mahzhenahegun, n. a book, paper, &c.
Mahjemunedoo, n. an evil spirit, or the devil
Mahzhenenee, n. an image
Mahskemoodance, n. satchel
Mahkahday, n. powder, or black
Megwon, n. a feather, quill
Mekun, n. a road
Mejim, n. food
Mezhusk, n. hay, weed, grass
Menesis, n. hair, of the head
Mequom, n. ice
Metig, n. a tree
Mesheh, n. fire-wood
Metigmahkuk, n. a trunk
Meowh, only, the one to whose
Minjemeneshin, v. hold me
Metigmahkezin, n. shoe, or wooden shoe
Me-ewhmenek, it is enough
Mahdwayahbegahegun, n. a fiddle, or a sonorific instrument, whose
strings are capable of vibrating
Megezeh, n. an eagle
Moozhuk, adv. often
Mookoomon, n. a knife
Moozwahgun, n. scissors
Menookahmeh, n. spring, a season of the year
Menahwahzeh, adj. cheerful
Mequamdun, v. remember it
Mezhenahwa, n. a disciple
Mahkundwaweneneh, n. a robber
Mahmahweh, adv. together
Mezheshenon, v. give us
Mesquagin, n. purple
Mahkahdaeneneh, n. a black man
Mahkahdaequa, n. a black woman
Mawezhah, adv. anciently, long ago
Metegwob, n. a bow
Moskin, n. full
Mahdwawa, n. a sound
Menoodahchin, adv. enough
Menekaun, n. seed
Menequang, v. to drink
Mahskoosen, n. a marsh, a bog, a fen
Mamangwah, n. a butterfly
Mahskeeg, n. a swamp
Mahmahjenoowin, n. miracle
Mahnahtaneseweneneh, n. a shepherd
Mahskahwezewin, strength
Mahjetong, v. to begin
Mahkuk, n. a pail, or box
Mahkahkoosug, n. a barrel
Megahzooweneneh, n. a soldier, a man of war, or a fighting man
Mahmahkahdezing, v. to boast
Megoos, n. an awl
Menis, n. an island
Mahwewin, v. to cry
Memenik, v. be quiet
Mahskekeh, n. medicine
Mahnedoosh, n. an insect, a worm
Mahbah, this one
Mesahkoodoonahgun, n. beard, the hair that grows on the lips and chin
Mondahmin, n. corn
Mechekahnok, n. a fence
Metegoominzhe, n. an oak
Mahskooda, n. plains, flats, or level ground
Mahgeahyah, adj. big
Mahgoobedoong, v. to squeeze
Mayahgezid, n. a stranger
Menahwah, adv. again, more and more
Mamahjenoojin, v. he played
Metahskahkahmig, n. the ground, or on the ground
Menoomenik, adj. sufficient
Mamahjenood, n. an actor
Magwaahye-ee, prep. among
Mahnahtanis, n. a sheep
Meshebezhee, n. a lion
Mahengun, n. a wolf
Mesahbooze, n. a goat
Mahquah, n. a bear
Moaze, n. a moose
Mahskoodaysay, n. a quail
Mahnoomenekashee, n. a mud-hen
Mezhesay, n. a turkey
Mesahmaig, n. a whale
Mahzhahmagoos, n. trout
Mahnoomin, n. rice
Mezheh, adv. everywhere
Magwah, adv. while
Manmooyahwahgaindahmoowin, n. thankfulness
Meshejemin, n. a currant, (fruit)
Mahzahn, n. a thistle
Mahjegooday, n. a petticoat
Menekahnekah, adv. seedy
Mejenahwayahdahkahmig, n. pity
Mahmahdahwechegawenebun, it was a strange custom
Menesenoo, n. a hero
Mesquahsin, n. brick, which signifies, red stone
Mesahowh, that is
Moosay, n. a worm
Moong, n. a loon
Meene, n. a kind of fruit
Mahjekewis, adj. the eldest
Meskoodesemin, n. a bean
Mategwahkezinekaid, n. a shoe-maker
Menahwenahgowd, v. look pleasant
Meneweyook, v. be fruitful
Megeskun, n. a hook
Mezesok, n. a horse-fly
Mahwahdooskahegun, n. a rake
Mookoojegun, n. a plane, or drawing-knife
Mahskemood, n. a bag
Moonegwana, n. a meadow-lark
Meshawa, n. an elk
Mahskekeweneneh, n. a physician.

N.

Nebahgun, n. a bed, a place to sleep on
Newewesin, I want to eat
Nonggon, adj. light
Nee, } pro. I, me, my
Ne, }
Negah, n. my mother
Neezhe, adj. two
Nesweh, adj. three
Newin, adj. four
Nahnun, adj. five
Newob, v. I see
Noongoom, adv. now
Nahgudge, adv. little while
Nedaih, n. my heart
Nekod, n. my leg
Noodin, n. wind
Nahdin, v. go and fetch it
Nezid, n. my foot
Nagowh, n. sand
Noodosh, adj. least
Neenatah, but me, only me
Nezhekaih, adj. alone
Netum, adj. first
Negaun, prep. before
Nahpahna, n. flour
Nahsahkoonun, open it
Nebahkahda, I am hungry
Nahbahgesug, n. a board
Nahgahmoowin, n. a hymn, or a song
Nahme-eding, pt. meeting
Nahongahnik, n. a maid
Nahwahye-ee, n. diameter
Nejekewa, n. a comrade
Nejee, n. a friend
Nanahdahwe-ewaid, n. a saviour
Nahbequon, n. a vessel, a ship
Nahbequahneshee, n. a sailor, or a man that sails or attends ships
Nebewah, n. many
Nahboob, n. soup
Neweahyahwah, I want him
Nasawin, n. breath
Nedezedaahe, v. I dare
Nahzequaegun, n. a curry-comb
Nekebee, covered with water, or overflowed
Nayob, back again
Nahgowh, n. a sleeve
Nedenaindum, v. I think
Nahwahquay, n. the middle of the day, noon
Neskahdezewin, n. anger
Nasagwahbedaoonance, n. a pin, which signifies to prick with
Negekaindaun, v. I know
Nebwahkahwin, n. wisdom
Newahwezhandum, v. I am glad
Nahmahdahbin, v. sit thou
Nahmahdahbing, v. to sit
Noodahgoozing, pt. roaring
Nedekedoowin, my word
Negetim, I am lazy
Nezheka, adv. apart
Nesahye-ee, adv. down
Negaunnahkayah, adv. forward
Nesahye-ee, prep. below
Nahwahye-ee, prep. amidst
Nahmaih, n. a sturgeon
Nahmabin, n. mullet
Nekah, n. a wild goose
Nahkayah, n. a way
Nebeh, n. water
Nebeeng, In the water

O.

Ogemah, n. a chief
Oojechog, n. a soul
Oondaus, v. to come
Omah, adv. here
Owh, a. the
Oowh, pro. this
Oogooh, pro. those, their
Oogemekaun, he found it
Oogeoozhetoon, he made it
Oodahpenun, take it
Oonekig, n. a parent
Oopegagun, n. a rib
Opequoj, n. an air-bladder
Oonzegun, n. a boiler, or a kettle
Oodanggowh, n. his face,
--[_for an explanation of this and several of the following words,
see page 21_]
[Transcriber's Note: See section "Formation of Words,"
immediately before Vocabulary list.]
Oochauze, n. his nose
Oodoon, n. his mouth
Onowh, n. his cheek
Ostegawn, n. his head
Oskezhizk, n. his eye
Omahmowh, n. eyebrow
Odanegoom, n. nostril
Odaih, n. heart
Onik, n. arm
Otahwug, n. ear
Okod, n. leg
Ozid, n. foot
Onoogun, n. hip
Onindj, n. hand
Ojetud, n. tendon
Oquagun, n. neck
Opequon, n. back
Obowm, n. thigh
Okahkegun, n. breast
Ozhebeenguyh, n. tear
Omesud, n. paunch
Odoosquahyob, n. vein
Okun, n. bone
Odaewaun, n. their heart
Oskunze, n. nail of the finger and the hoof of a horse, or all kinds
of hoofs
Odaun, n. daughter
Ootanowh, n. town, city, village, however we say kecheotanowh for
great town or city, by adding nance, it means small town or village
Odataig, n. gills of a fish
Onejegun, n. fin of a fish
Ozhegown, n. tail of a fish
Okodahkik, n. a pot, a kettle that has legs, or a leg-kettle
Oozaum, adv. too much
Oogee, pro. he
Opin, n. a potatoe
Obewuyh, n. fur
Omemee, n. a pigeon
Onegwegun, n. a wing
Oskenahway, n. a youth, a young man
Odahbaun, n. a sled
Ongwahmezin, be ye faithful
Oogaah, n. pickerel
Ogejebeeg, surface of the water
Ozhahwahnoong, n. south
Okayahwis, n. herring
Oojeeg, n. a fisher
Ogah, n. mother
Oose, n. father
Opecheh, n. a robin
Onesheshid, a clever one
Ookoozhe, n. a beak
Oskezegookahjegun, n. spectacle
Onahgooshig, n. the evening
Okahquon, n. shin
Ogeeozheaun, he made them
Ogeeozhetoon, he made it
Oskunzhekahjegun, n. a horse-shoe
Oombahquahegun, n. a lever

P.

Pabahmahjemood, n. a messenger
Poonahkunjegun, n. anchor
Pookedoonze, n. a pear
Pahdahkemoojeskahjegun, n. a spur
Pewakoodahmahgun, n. shavings
Pahketaegun, n. a hammer
Pemenegun, n. a gimlet, an auger
Penahquahn, n. a comb
Pezhekeence, n. a calf
Pesahkahmegeboojegun, n. a harrow
Pequahegun, n. a hill
Pabahbahgahne, n. a pancake
Pazhegwahnoong, one place
Panggwon, adj. dry
Pahquonge, n. a stump
Pahgasaun, n. a plum
Pahpenadumoowin, n. happiness
Pahquazhegun, n. bread
Pahskezegun, n. a gun
Pahquazhegunush, n. wheat
Pahnezid, adj. holy
Pazhegoogahzhee, n. a horse or an animal not cloven-footed
Pashebeegun, n. a rule
Peshegaindahgoozewin, n. glory
Pepoon, n. winter
Pezahneewawin, n. peace
Pahzegween, v. to arise
Penasewug, n. fowls
Pewahbum, v. come and see him
Pewahbundun, v. come and see it
Pajeewe, adj. weak
Pesahgeskebik, n. darkness
Pesekun, put it on
Peenzekahwahgun, n. a coat or loose garment
Pahwahbekezegun, n. a stove or an iron box that is capable of being
warmed through
Pahzhejeahje-ee, prep. over
Peendahgun, n. a pocket or pouch
Peendig, n. inside
Paquahkoostegowng, block-headed
Pequahquod, n. a ball or knot
Poodahwain, make fire
Poodahjegun, n. a musical or blowing instrument
Pookedaemin, n. a mandrake
Pahmetahgun, n. a servant
Pahbegwah, adj. rough
Pahquahskezhegun, n. a scythe
Papahmebahegood, n. a rider, a name for a dragoon
Pamahdezid, the living
Pahsquagin, n. leather
Pahbahgewahyaun, n. a shirt, calico
Pengwahshahgid, adj. naked
Pezindun, v. to hear, to listen
Pinggweh, n. ashes
Pungee, adj. little, not enough
Peendegaye-ee, prep. within
Pegiwh, n. gum, wax
Pemeday, n. oil, grease
Pequok, n. an arrow
Pooch, v. must
Pahkahahquay, n. a cock,--this bird has derived its name from its
crowing; so nearly all birds
Pahpahsay, n. a wood-pecker; this, from its pecking
Penaih, n. a partridge
Pahkaunnahkayah, adv. another way

Q.

Quatahmegwaindahgoozid, n. the Almighty
Quewesance, n. a boy
Quahnoj, adj. good
Quakenun, turn it over
Quesqueshin, n. a whistle
Quahbahegun, n. a shovel
Quahnahjewun, adj. handsome
Quaich, adj. tenth
Quiyuk, adv. straight, right
Quaichegooh, just as

S.

Shahgooda-a, n. a coward
Shahwanemeshin, bless me
Shewetahgun, n. salt
Shahwemin, n. a grape
Shemahgun, n. a shield
Shooneyah, n. silver, money
Shenganedewin, n. hatred
Sahnahgud, adj. difficult
Sahkahown, n. a cane
Sanahbanh, n. silk, or ribin
Sasahbob, n. a rope, thread
Shongahswak, adj. nine hundred
Shewahbik, n. alum, or iron of an acid taste
Shewon, adj. sour
Shonggahsweh, adj. nine
Sebeeh, n. a river
Sebeeng, in the river
Shegah, n. a widow
Shinggwok, n. a pine tree
Shahgahnosh, a white man
Shinggoos, n. a weasel
Shonggwasheh, n. a mink
Shepahye-ee, prep. through
Shegog, n. a skunk
Shesheeb, n. a duck
Sahgahquahegun, n. a nail
Shegwanahbik, n. a grind-stone
Shegwanahwis, n. fish-worm
Shesheeb-ahkik, n. a tea-kettle; (see shesheeb and ahkik,)
Sahgedoonabejegun, n. a bridle
Sahgahegun, n. a screw
Shegahgahwinze, n. an onion
Shahboonegaunce, n. a needle, it signifies to pull or push through

T.

Tahnahgwud, v. appear
Tedebawe, n. the shore
Tebahegezeswon, n. a watch or clock
Tabanegaid, n. Lord
Tabahkoonewaid, n. a judge or ruler
Tebahkoonegawin, n. judgment
Tabwayaindahmoowin, n. a creed
Takoonewaid, n. a constable
Tabwawin, n. truth
Tahbeskooch, v. to equal
Tahweahyah, n. space
Tabwatun, v. believe thou
Tebahegun, n. a measure; by adding ce, we have, cup
Toodooshahboo, n. milk
Tawaegun, n. a drum; (see mahdwayahbegahegun,)
Tegowh, n. a wave
Tebik, n. night
Tahgah, v. to let
Tahwah, int. alas!

U.

Undoom, call him
Umba, come and let us go

W.

Wah, pro. what
Wahwon, n. an egg
Weyos, n. flesh, meat
Webid, n. a tooth
Ween, pro. him
Wewon, his wife
Waquain, pro. whoever
Wewahquon, n. a hat
Wahbegun, n. clay
Wahsayah, n. light
Wagoonan, what is it?
Wekah, long before
Wahbemin, n. an apple
Weendun, tell it
Wanain, who is it?
Weyowh, n. a body
Wahjewh, n. a mountain or hill
Wahowh, pro. this
Wenegun, n. marrow
Wenesis, n. hair
Wanankeen, who art thou?
Wesabgun, adj. bitter
Wagoosing, n. the son
Wahbeda, v. to ripen
Wenin, n. fat
Wahnekaun, n. a ditch
Wahbezewin, n. paleness
Weenzhoob, n. gall
Wenud, adj. dirty
Wahwahbegoonojhee, n. a mouse
Wahsahkoonajegun, n. a candle, or a thing that produces light
Wahsachegun, n. a window
Wahbahnahnug, n. the morning-star
Wahsahmoowin, n. lightning
Wesenewagun, n. a table, or something to eat on
Wegewaum, n. a house
Wetookahweshin, help me
Wetoopahmeshin, eat with me
Wanepuzhe, adv. freely
Wahyaskud, in the beginning
Weendahmahweshin, tell me
Wahgedahkahmig, on land
Wawaneh, thank you
Wahsahgung, n. pepper, or a bitter substance
Wahskoobung, adj. sweet
Wekahnesun, his brother
Wahwazhetaun, v. prepare thou
Wahnahgak, n. bark
Wahbemoojechaugown, n. a looking-glass; something used to see the
image in
Weendegooh, n. a giant
Weyahgahsahne, n. dust
Wedookoodahdedah, let us help each other
Wequajeoong, v. to struggle
Wenaindib, n. brains
Wahbezhasheh, n. a martin
Wahwahskasheh, n. a deer
Wahwahtaseh, n. a lightning-bug
Wahwahyayah, adj. round
Wahgoosh, n. a fox
Wahnesquazewin, n. carelessness
Wahgahquod, n. an axe
Wahbahbik, n. tin
Wahbejeskezhegwa, adj. wall-eyed
Wob, v. to see
Wahzeswon, n. a nest
Wahbooyon, n. a blanket
Wahnechega, v. to misdo
Wahnewenon, v. to mislead
Wahbemenahboo, n. cider
Wesahgok, n. ash
Wegwos, n. birch tree, and its bark
Wegoobeminze, n. bass-wood
Wak, n. spawn

Z.

Zhahwanedewin, n. love
Zahzahgewejegun, n. an offering
Zagezewin, v. to fear
Zegahundahgawin, n. baptism
Zhahgemaih, n. a musketoe
Zheezebahquod, n. sugar.

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_Notes on Updated Text_

This section comes from a reader who knows considerably more Ojibwe than the transcriber (who knows none at all):

_Orthography_

(forms in "Chipeway Spellings" : equivalent in Fiero orthography)

ah : a, aa, aanh
au, aw : aa
aih : e, enh
a, ai, -ay : e
e, eh : i, ii
ee, eeh : ii, iinh
i : i, ii, ay
oo : o, oo
ooh : o, oo, oonh
ou : --
o : a, aa
u : a, w

w-, -wh : w
y : y, ay

ch, j : j, ch
ck : k
k, g, gk : g, k
m, -hm : m
n : n
-nce : -ns
p, b, -be : b, p
qu : gw, kw
s, z, -se : s, z
sh, zh, -zhe : zh, sh
sk, sch : sk, shk
sp : shp
squ : skw, shkw
st : sht
t, d, -dt,
-te, -de, td- : d, t

_Author of Spelling book:_

I am convinced that 'Spelling' is by Peter Jones, as he was commissioned to put together a spelling book on June 2, 1828, and presented the manuscript to a printer in York on June 19, 1828, for the Methodist Indian Missionary School he ran, which Conference Missionary Society was a Methodist society. Also, in his book _Life and journals of Kah-ke-wa-quo-na-by_, in the journal entry for the 19th, it says, "Arrived at York in the afternoon, and commenced getting a small Indian spelling book, which I had written, printed at Mr. McKenzie's office." and considering "Spelling" was only 12 printed pages--3 sheets of paper--that, I think, does qualify as "a small Indian spelling book."

_Syncope:_

Several words are presented in a partial syncope form. For example, _gagiinawishkiwin_ to mean a fib, a lie or a falsehood, in the partial syncope form is _ggiinawishkiwin_, and the full syncope form is _ggiinwishkwin_. Summerfield presents this word as _Kenahweskewin, n. falsehood_, which seems to match the partial syncope form of the word. However, if this partial syncope is noted, so should the dozen or so other words shown in partial syncope.

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Errors and Anomalies

_Spelling Book_:

[Title page]
Ah-ne-she-nah-pay, [-nah-pa]
Kah-ke-ke-noo-ah-mah-ween-twah [Ka-ke-ke-]

[Words of one Syllable]
Squahch [Squach]
shwahs [shwas]

[Words of two syllables accented on the 1st & 2nd]
kah che [ka che]

[Words of three syllables accented on the last]
ko se non [koo se non]

Words of four syllables accented on the sixth.
[_text unchanged: probably error for "on the first"_]

[Six syllables] [Accented on the second and last]
wah wah pe ko noo jeeh [koo noo jhee]

[Lord's Prayer]
Oo-tah-nu-me-tah-koo-se-win. [Oo-tah-ne-me-]
ne-kah-e-she-wa-pe-se-min [-we-pe-se-min]
nah-sahb-e-koo [nah-sab-e-koo]

[Grace Before Meat]
me-chim-pe-mah-te-se-win [me-chim pe-mah-]
kah-pah-ke-te-nah-mah-we-yongk [ke-te- nah]
ka-oon-je-mah-skah-we-se-yongk [ka-oon-je mah-skah-]
Jesus Christ a-spa-ne-moo-yongk [a-pa-ne-]

[Grace After Meat]
[_first line as printed:_
Ah-noo-shoo-tah -mah--ka-win, kah--e-squah, we-se-ningk.]
ka-ah-pa-ne-moo-yongk [-ne-moo yongk]

_Grammar Book_:

Nestahnah ahshepachick
[_spelling as in original: expected form is "-zhick"_]
necessarily implies an agent and an object acted upon
[an abject]

[Fable]
quakeskahwod enahkahkayah wahwazheowening
[_text reads enahka-/yah at line break_]

[Vocabulary]
Ahnweh, n. a bullet [Ahnewh]
Dahdahwawegahmig, n. a store or shop [Dahdahwawegahnig]
Kenahweskewin, n. falsehood
[_printed as shown: better form is "Kkenahweskewin"_]
Mahnedoo, n. a spirit [s spirit]
Mahdwayahbegahegun, n. a fiddle ... capable of vibrating [cabable]
Mezheshenon, v. give us [Mezheshenom]
Nasagwahbedaoonance, n. a pin, which signifies to prick with
[signifiies]
Pegiwh, n. gum, wax [Pegwih]
Wak, n. spawn
[_printed as shown: should be "Wahk" or "Wauk"_]

_Missing Letters:_

The second page of the "Fable" is imperfectly reproduced, so the end of each printed line is conjectural. The text is shown here as printed, with added letters in [brackets]. Line-end hyphens represent word breaks, not glottal stops.

kiya kegezhechegahdagoobun! Ewh peenjahye-ee weba[h-]
goobun. Kagate onesheshin oostegwan ayaug omah, eke[-]
doo owh wahgoosh; kagate mejenahwa yahdahkahmi[g]
kahwenaindib ahyahsenoog!

Nahnind quahnoj quewesansug ahyahwug kiya equa[-]
sansug kemahzheh ekoogenedwah oowh enaindahmoowo[d]
kahween kagoo ohbahbah mahndahsenahwah, ewh ata[h]
oobeshegadahgoosewenewah, ahgoonwatahtesuwod kagoo
chekekadahmoowod medush azhe quakeskahwod enahka[hka-]
yah wahwazheowening. Koonemah eneneh odah ahtoo[d]
ewh onindj emah ostegwahning onowh pazhik kiya tahe[-]
kedooh kahekedood owh wahgoosh kagate sahquahno[j]
owh oostegwan omah ayog kagate sah mejenah wayahda[h-]
kahmig ahyah senoog ewh wenaindib.