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MOHEGAN–PEQUOT LANGUAGE
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Fielding, it meant ‘English house’ as distinct from a wigwam. The regular N. word for house was komuk = Eng. house, but wêtu was the Indian dwelling; cf. nekick my house RW.; Abn. wigwôm; Pass. wigwâm; Oj. wigiwam, all of which words contain the stem wig-wik dwell. Is it possible that jocqueen has this stem in the inverted kwi?—i. e. jo-kwîn? The whole question is doubtful and difficult.

Jonnow near? (jĕnâ'ŭ) is a doubtful word without cognate.

Joshe so much (jāshĕ), as in joshe goone so much snow. Perhaps this is connected with Abn. kasi so much?

Ne joyquatum I am in a hurry (nĕ-jâ'ikwătŭm). This must be cognate with D. schawi immediately; schauwessin he makes haste. I can find no other cognate.

Joyquish be quick (jŏikwĭ'sh) is evidently the imv. of the above.

Juni crazy (jŭnâ'ĭ) seen in juni shquaaw a crazy woman. No cognate.

Junium a crazy man (jŭnâ'ĭŭm). See Juni.

Juwhyyush anything warm, really ‘warm yourself’ (jŭwâ'ĭŭsh) is perhaps cognate with Abn. awazi warm yourself.

Kee dirt () = Abn. , akî; N. ohke.

Keedersu he reads (kî'dŭsŭ) = N. ogketam he counts the letters, i. e. reads; Abn. agida count, read.

Keeg ground (kîg), locative of kee, q. v. Cf. Abn. kîk in the earth.

Keenunch carry (kî'nŭnch) = N. kenunnum he bears it.

Ne keowhig I desire, want it (nĕ-kĭō'wĭg). This also means ‘I must.’ This must be the Pequot form of N. quenauat it is lacking, with elision of the l as usual.

Kerchush hay (kŭchŭ'sh). This is the real word for ‘hay,’ cogn. with N. moskeht; C. askusque; Abn. mskikw grass. In kŭch'ŭsh we have a metathesis k-ch = s-k in the other Algonquian words. See Chuggunce.

Kermumpsh ne you look at that (kŭmŭmsh nî) = N. womompsh look down; moneau he looks at him. All these stems are cognate with nam see. See Nawah.

Kiyo wetun cold wind (kâ'ĭyâŭ wîtŭ'n) = Abn. tka; Pass. tke; RW. tahki, tatakki. See Wetun. Kiyo also occurs in kiyo zoogeryon cold rain = Abn. tka zoglon. See Zoogeryon and Tekiyo.

Ne-kŏnŭm. I see. See Nermu.

Kounketoun cider (kŭ'nkĭtůn). See Cidi. Probably cogn. with goongertoon, q. v.

Ger-kub your hat (gĕkŭ'b) must be Eng. loanword from ‘cap.’

Kuncherchee only a little (kŭ'nchĕchî'), also chŭ'nchĕchî' = N. ogguhse; C. ogkusse a little.