Chapter 30

Cousin, same words as for brother and sister.Daughter-in-law, ptaui̍h-hangkasch (autogether;ihwith emphasis).Father-in-law, ptútt.Father's brother, same word as for father.Father's sister(aunt), kotóminikohsch.Grandfather, táttä-chihä̍ (chguttural).Grandmother, nan-chihä̍ (anFrench;chguttural).Mother-in-law, ptó-hinix (run together).Mother's brother(uncle), ratodé.Mother's sister, same word as for mother.Son-in-law, roh-hángkasch.

Cousin, same words as for brother and sister.

Daughter-in-law, ptaui̍h-hangkasch (autogether;ihwith emphasis).

Father-in-law, ptútt.

Father's brother, same word as for father.

Father's sister(aunt), kotóminikohsch.

Grandfather, táttä-chihä̍ (chguttural).

Grandmother, nan-chihä̍ (anFrench;chguttural).

Mother-in-law, ptó-hinix (run together).

Mother's brother(uncle), ratodé.

Mother's sister, same word as for mother.

Son-in-law, roh-hángkasch.

Cannonball, Passáchtä.Chayenne(Great Chayenne), Passáchtä.Grand, Wáraschunt-pássahä.Heart, Nátka-pássahä.Knife, Mánhi-pássahä.Little Missouri, Máhtach-schukä̍.Missouri, Mántahä (anFrench, rather nasal, likeah).Muddy, Mattúhntu-pássahä.Muscleshell, Tóhki-pássahä.Rivière à Moreau, Pássahä-i̍htahi.Rivière au castor, Mattúhntu-pássahä.Rivière du rempart, Manáhmeni-pássahä.Teton(Little Missouri), Mönnichä̍h-pássahä.Upper White earth, Matáck-pássahä.White, Mönni̍h-schott-pássahä; literally Water-white river.Yellowstone, Mi̍hsi-pássahä.

Cannonball, Passáchtä.

Chayenne(Great Chayenne), Passáchtä.

Grand, Wáraschunt-pássahä.

Heart, Nátka-pássahä.

Knife, Mánhi-pássahä.

Little Missouri, Máhtach-schukä̍.

Missouri, Mántahä (anFrench, rather nasal, likeah).

Muddy, Mattúhntu-pássahä.

Muscleshell, Tóhki-pássahä.

Rivière à Moreau, Pássahä-i̍htahi.

Rivière au castor, Mattúhntu-pássahä.

Rivière du rempart, Manáhmeni-pássahä.

Teton(Little Missouri), Mönnichä̍h-pássahä.

Upper White earth, Matáck-pássahä.

White, Mönni̍h-schott-pássahä; literally Water-white river.

Yellowstone, Mi̍hsi-pássahä.

Assiniboins, Hósika.Blackfeet, Schipsi̍.Chayennes(Chats of the French), Tamáh-ónruschkahpe (onFrench;edistinctly pronounced; last word low and short; the whole run together).Crows, Hä̍hderuka (e½).Dacota, Hahä-numangkosch (run together).Grosventres of the prairies, Arrapahó, or Ächichtä-numangkake (ichguttural).Kayaüas, Káy-ua (the whole run together;uandaseparated): the French call them Gens des ptat-côtés [sic].Krihs, Schahi̍.Omahas, O̍hmaha.Otos, O̍hto.Pánis, Cháratä-numangkä; i.e., the People of the Wolf, or of the Wolves.Snakes, or Shoshonés, Wáhkiruchka-númangkä (uchguttural).

Assiniboins, Hósika.

Blackfeet, Schipsi̍.

Chayennes(Chats of the French), Tamáh-ónruschkahpe (onFrench;edistinctly pronounced; last word low and short; the whole run together).

Crows, Hä̍hderuka (e½).

Dacota, Hahä-numangkosch (run together).

Grosventres of the prairies, Arrapahó, or Ächichtä-numangkake (ichguttural).

Kayaüas, Káy-ua (the whole run together;uandaseparated): the French call them Gens des ptat-côtés [sic].

Krihs, Schahi̍.

Omahas, O̍hmaha.

Otos, O̍hto.

Pánis, Cháratä-numangkä; i.e., the People of the Wolf, or of the Wolves.

Snakes, or Shoshonés, Wáhkiruchka-númangkä (uchguttural).

FOOTNOTES:[256]I am indebted to the untiring patience of Mr. Kipp, who is thoroughly familiar with this language, for this extensive vocabulary which I wrote down with the help of several Mandans. My attempt at a grammar, as I have already said, was interrupted by illness. Mr. Gallatin (ibid., p. 125) includes the Mandans with the Minnitarris; but he had no vocabulary of their language and could, therefore, in no wise form a correct judgment. The signatures to the treaty which he mentions (pp. 125 and 379) were translated into the Minnitarri language because of the lack of a Mandan interpreter. This is shown clearly from the wordsmatsa(man) andlahpeetzee, orlachpitzi(bear), both of which are pure Minnitarri words. I hope by means of the following examples of the Mandan language to refute many of the errors regarding this people which were formerly spread abroad.—Maximilian.Comment by Ed.For a brief biography of James Kipp, see our volume xxii, p. 345, note 319.

[256]I am indebted to the untiring patience of Mr. Kipp, who is thoroughly familiar with this language, for this extensive vocabulary which I wrote down with the help of several Mandans. My attempt at a grammar, as I have already said, was interrupted by illness. Mr. Gallatin (ibid., p. 125) includes the Mandans with the Minnitarris; but he had no vocabulary of their language and could, therefore, in no wise form a correct judgment. The signatures to the treaty which he mentions (pp. 125 and 379) were translated into the Minnitarri language because of the lack of a Mandan interpreter. This is shown clearly from the wordsmatsa(man) andlahpeetzee, orlachpitzi(bear), both of which are pure Minnitarri words. I hope by means of the following examples of the Mandan language to refute many of the errors regarding this people which were formerly spread abroad.—Maximilian.Comment by Ed.For a brief biography of James Kipp, see our volume xxii, p. 345, note 319.

[256]I am indebted to the untiring patience of Mr. Kipp, who is thoroughly familiar with this language, for this extensive vocabulary which I wrote down with the help of several Mandans. My attempt at a grammar, as I have already said, was interrupted by illness. Mr. Gallatin (ibid., p. 125) includes the Mandans with the Minnitarris; but he had no vocabulary of their language and could, therefore, in no wise form a correct judgment. The signatures to the treaty which he mentions (pp. 125 and 379) were translated into the Minnitarri language because of the lack of a Mandan interpreter. This is shown clearly from the wordsmatsa(man) andlahpeetzee, orlachpitzi(bear), both of which are pure Minnitarri words. I hope by means of the following examples of the Mandan language to refute many of the errors regarding this people which were formerly spread abroad.—Maximilian.

Comment by Ed.For a brief biography of James Kipp, see our volume xxii, p. 345, note 319.


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