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Summerfield, John

"Sketch of Grammar of the Chippeway Languages To Which is Added a Vocabulary of some of the Most Common Words"



OF CONJUNCTIONS.
A Conjunction is a word used to connect sentences, so as out of two to
make one.
Conjunctions are of two sorts, the Copulative and the Disjunctive.
The following are some of the Conjunctions:
_Cop._ Kiya, and; Kespin, if; Owh, that; nahyanze, both; dushween, then;
ahpe, since; mesah, therefore; ahnesh, wherefore.
_Dis._ Atah, but; ahzheh, as; dush, than; koone, though; mahmesahwahwah,
unless; kespuge, except; pooch, yet.

OF INTERJECTIONS.
An Interjection is a word used to express the sudden emotions of the
speaker; as, Tahwah! pemahdezewin nelojegootoge! Alas! I fear for life!
O neboowin! Ahneshekewesahgandahmoowin? O death! Where is thy sting?
List of Interjections:
_Earnestness_ or _Grief_; O! ah! tahwah, alas!
_Joy_; Yahhahne! yahhahne! &c.
_Wonder_; Mahmahkahdahkahmig, strange! hahe, hah!
_Aversion_; Saih! ahwas, away!
_Attention_; Nah, hark! Nahbin, behold!
_Surprise_ or _Fear_; Ingee! Tauneyohne! yohe!
_Laughter_; Ha! ha! ha!
_Requesting silence_; Easta, hist! pezahnahbin, silence!
_Calling_; ahneene, halloo!
_Salutation_; Mequaich, welcome!


A FABLE--[Translated from the English.]
OWH WAHGOOSH KIYA EWH MASK.

Kegahweendahmoonin kache dahkooahyod ahdesookaun, kecheoneshesheh
dushweengooh.
Wahgoosh ingooding keezhahgoobun haberdashero dahdahwawegahmig. Emah
metahskahkahmig ahyahtanegoobun kache gwahnahjewong mask, keoonje
ozhechegahdagoobun ahwegah cheahyood mamahjenood ahpe herongh azhe
obahkahmegezhejin.


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