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archaic shawnee

circa 1777 shawnee

am/be

ahuk

and/also

chena

are/is

nah

arrived

pea,wa

asleep

nibaw

awake

amemoh

bad

mochie

bad spirit

manetoo

bear

makwa

m,kwa

big

makaki

messawie

bird

penashe

black

maga

blanket

waboyen

blue

panji

brother

sawsah

thetha

brown

makatiauwaki

buffalo

kithtippe

cat

peshewa

ceremony

ilana towan

chief/leader

okema

mekickilechkie

child (a child)

oppellootha

clan

dodem

cold

wea,psi

creator

moneto

crow (raven)

andakwa

daughter

tauna

day (a day)

kees,qua

daylight

wap,po,ne

day (this day)

kesheke

kashi,kie

deer

pishthickee

dog

weshtuh

drink

minikwewin

drunkenness

wannitho

evening

pakesenuo

evil spirit

motchiemonnito

father

akotha

nootha

feather

salagathea

fire

sekwoi

scut,te

food

dioheko

friend

nekah

go

mahjuhn

god or diety

moneto

monnitto

good

gichee

wossa

good spirit

gichee moneto

wossa monnitto

goodby

tanakia

grandfather

moshomes

missumtha

grandmother

comaqua

nooch,coomtha

great

kiji (kichi)

green

anzanzaki

great creator

kiji moneto

missi monnitto

groundhog

mamilacaca

hawk

kia,kiak

hello

bezon

help

adanida

hot

heetay ????

kee,she,tho (warm)

how are you?

waswasi,mamo

hunting

hollawie

husband

widigemagan

wessia or wesoianna

I

ilani

insect (s)

monnittolethakie

is/are

nah

know

neye

lightning

nimps,kie

little

sonnes

chuckiathie

love (general)

tapalot

love (romantic)

soos

man

wesah

lennie

mother

geah

me/my

meh

nie

month (a month)

quit,tiekeesh,thwa

morning

wabun

moon

dekeelswa

keeshthwa

much

netchie or skookum

name

eseththo

nephew

shemah or sawsah gusah

niece

shemah or sawsah tauna

night

pekiskea

tepeeh,kie

no

naga

mat,tah

none

mottalaqua

now

innukie

old

sechcommika

one

negote

owl

meendigaw

quick

wetapee

rain

kim,mei,wa,nie

red

poucon

p'skwa,oui

river

thee,pee

silence

kawin,ningigit

sister

shemah

sky

menkwotawe

sleep

nepaywah

sleepy

ketongah

small

chuckiathie

snake

monettoo

monnittokie

snow

koo,ne

sober

weeloothie

(get) sober

oppiwannitho

son

gusah

spirit

moneto

speak (talk)

calla,welo

spoken word

dasse jibwas

stars (the)

lecoe,hie

sun

keelswa

keesha,thwa

thanks

megwich

nee,wah,yeh

think (I think)

nie,tishettehe

thought

ishettehe

three

nitheso

teacher

okama

to

eh

tree (a tree)

meth,tiek,quee

true (agree)

ah (ahhhhhhhh)

two

neshwa

uncle

nijishe

sheetha

want

chee

warrior

wapacoli

nottoopolwitta

water

nappe

nip,pie

we

melona

white

wabi

wildcat

peshewa

wife

ikweg

wise

lepidowa

wolf

ayapia

woods (forrest)

pee,leskie

woman

tamsah

ichquewa

written word

tana jibwas

yellow

oandi or ozandi

yes

ayeh

ah (ahhhhh)

yesterday

oo'la,coo

young

mei

mianie

you/your

peh