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AMERICAN ANTHROPOLOGIST
[n. s., 6, 1904

Chunche must (chŭ'nchî) = Abn. achowi. This is not in N., where mos = must (see Mus).

Chuncherchee, see Kuncherchee.

Ne chuntum I want (nĕ-chŭntŭm) = N. ahchewontam he desires it.

Ne chuyer I need (nĕ-chû'yŭ); chûwâk they need. See Am. Anth., v, 203, and cf. Chuntum.

Cidi cider (sâ'ĭdâ'ĭ). Eng. loanword; cf. Abn. saidal. Note loss of r in Pequot, represented by l in Abn.

Cochise old man (kûchâ'ĭs) = N. kehchis, pl. -og; Abn. kchayi from k’chi = big, great. Cf. s. v. Gunche.

Cookski sleep, 3 p. (ků'kskĭ). This is a Brothertown word and must be cogn. with N. kussukkoueu he sleeps like a stone.

Corjux boy (kŭjŭ'x). An abbreviated form of muckachucks, q. v.

Cowish go to sleep (kâwîš) = N. koueu; yo cowish sleep here. Cf. D. gauwin; Abn. kawi he sleeps. In cowish the -š is the sign of the imv.

Cuchatung cidi will you have some cider (kŭchŭtŭng sâĭdâĭ) = Abn. k’wajonem you have.

Cuddusk six (kŭdŭsk) = Stiles necquddosk; N. nequttatash.

Cudercum he is sleepy (kŭ'dŭkŭm) = N. kodtukquomunat (partc.); D. ngatungwan = I sleep. The first part of this word contains the Abn. kadawi- wish, desire.

Cudgi it is ready, finished (kŭ'jĭ). This is really a sign of the passive; cf. cudgi wîgătŭ it is already done. I believe cudgi = Abn. kizi sign of the past tense. In N. quoshappu means he is ready; quite a different stem. Cf. cudgi dupkwoh it is already night; cudgi nunchedah it is already sought after, etc. See Nunchedush.

Debe, pl. -ug = evil spirit (dĭbĭ). See Jeebi.

Debecornug hell (dîbîkânâ'g). See Jeebicornug.

Dikwadung drunk (dîkwâ'dŭng). The word occurs also in the form dîkwâ'gyă'n. A difficult word, perhaps cogn. with Abn. wijes-mowinno a drunkard? Cf. Oj. menikweshkid toper. See s. v. Gerkeewoh.

Do and. See Docker.

Dobby can (dâ'bî) = Abn. tabi enough; D. tepi. In N. we find tâpi it is sufficient and tapenum he is able. In Pequot, dobby precedes the verb-form, i. e. dobby ge kedersu can you read?

Docker and (dŏ'kă) = Abn. ta + ka = N. kah and. See Do.

Doddi where (rel. dôdâ'ĭ) = + dâĭ = Abn. tali. = Abn. to-ni where, when. For di, cf. Nedi, Yeowdi. The elements of the Abn. toni appear in N. uttiyeu where; Narr. tonati.