EXTRACTS FROM A SPELLING-BOOK IN THE ABENAKI LANGUAGE.

published in boston in 1830, and called “kimzowi awighigan,” the last word being the term for book.

The sounds of the vowels are represented in English according to the following scheme.

Vowels. Sounded. A a as a in father, psalm. E e as e in met, or in accident. I i as ee in seen, or i in machine. O o as o in note. U u as u in tube, cube; also used after g, as in language. ŭ as ŭ in cup, sun.

Nasal. O o

Dipthongs. Ai ai as i in pine, nine. Au au as ow or ou in how, thou.

Consonants. Names. B b bi D d di G g gi H h hi J j ji K k ki L l li M m mi N n ni P p pi S s si T t ti W w wi Z z zi CH ch chi

Chols—cricket kots—goat kask—cap pots—boot mskakw—swamp nbes—lake mskask—spruce paks—box mke zen—shoe sop—soap sen—stone tlaps—trap win—marrow wchat—sinew wli—good ne bi—water cha kwa—this morning chi ga—when chbi wi—apart chig naz—thorn plum cho wi—must be, certain pa skwa—noon pla nikw—flying squirrel pi han—rope psig ia—half kokw—kettle kogw—porcupine pins—pin skog—snake piz—pea nbis—little water pigs—hog moz—moose kwat—cup swip—jew sips—a fowl wins—black birch wskan—bone a sokw—cloud wkot—leg cha kwat—daylight cha ga—now then chi bai—ghost chog lŭskw—black bird chan naps—turnip chbo sa—walks apart pne kokw—sandy hill po bakw—a bog pe guis—a gnat psi gaskw—board psan ta—full to son—a shed ta lin—earthen basin sko tam—trout ski ia—raw o-kwa—maggot ska mon—corn ska kwam—green stick mski ko—grass psa na wi—full of ab on—cake as ma—not yet a ses—horse akw bi—rum a wip—pith a la—or ap les—apple ak ikw—seal as ban—raccoon al wa—almost ki kon—field ko wa—pine tree ki zos—sun kda hla—it sinks ka ia—thick milk kchim li—chimney kchin bes—great lake psan ba—full psa nikw—black squirrel sig wit—widower ska hla—raw hide te go—wave ski bakw—green leaf ska wakw—fresh meat mska ta—lily root msko da—prairie kzab da—hot ab on—bed as kan—horn al akws—star al ikws—pismire am kwon—spoon ag askw—woodchuck a zip—sheep ak sen—ox a kwan—bitter, acrid kas ko—crane pe laz—pigeon kas ta—how many times ka oz—cow ka akw—gull ko jo—vein kchi tŭkw—great river ki zokw—day wo wan—an egg wa bi—buttock wi bit—tooth wdel li—shoulder wŭch ol—nose wig bi—stringy bark wle guan—wing wa japkw—root wcha too—sinewy wskat gua—forehead wli gen—good wi noz—onion wo bi—white wa guan—heel wŭt tep—head wta wakw—ear wsi sŭkw—eye wdo lo—kidney wig wom—house, camp wa dap—root to sew with Wdo wo—Autawa Indian wŭt tŭn—mouth wji ia—belonging to wlo gas—leather string wla nikw—fisher wikw kwa—thigh wa chil—oak nut wha gakw—a scalp wha ga—body wpa nak—lights wa laskw—husk wol kaa—hollow place wzŭkw na—tail wi zi—gall, bile wo boz—elk wokw ses—fox wi os—flesh ma wia—better sog mo—chief a wan—air ki zi—already msi wi—largely wski a—new sikw hla—hail kwa nak—length ta bat—enough mat guas—rabbit mkwi gen—red tau bo gan—large trough tlap so bi—trap chain ska ho gan—a forked post wlag zi—bowels wa jo—mountain wji gon—desolate camp wdol ka—breast, stomach wi ka—fat wlo da—hot weather wo lakw—hole wja kwam—but end wlom ka—fine grainy wski gen—young vegetable wzi dakw—handle wne kikw—otter wa gin—wagon pil tal—lead kchi ia—aged person pa gon—nut a chi—also ngon ia—old mo gis—monkey wdŭp kwan—hair wa ji—for, to so ga—lobster piz wat—good for nothing klo gan—door tip wa bel—pepper ska wo gan—standing skip wo gan—eating raw chi to ba hi gan—a wedge chi ba gi no guat—looks very bad chi ba i skwet ta—ignis fatuus chi git wa hi gan—razor pi mi zig ni gan—withe pok ja na hwi ka—stumpy psakw dam ni mo zi—blackberry bush tbo bak hi gan—pair of scales, steelyard ska mon ta hi gan—corn meal skas kwat si gan—green dye a lo ka wo gan—a work, labor al no ba wo gan—human nature, birth sa no ba wo gan—manhood a za wa skwi gen—square a ba kwa wo gan—act of covering with a roof a ses si ga mikw—stable am kwo ni no da—spoon basket a ses wo bi al—harness a za to i wi—backwards kin ja mes wo gan—majesty ka dos mo wo gan—act of drinking, a drink kba hod wi ga mikw—jail ki wi tam wo gan—hint ki ta das wo gan—act of sharpening by grinding ki no ho ma sin—preaching kin ja mes sis kwa—queen ka o zi ga mikw—barn ka wzo wah di gan—sleigh ka sij wa hi gan—dish towel po da wa wo gan—act of blowing po lo ba wo gan—pride piz wa gi zo—he reads for nothing pi da hla guo gan—scabbard pkwes sa ga hi gan—key po ba tam wo gan—religion po ba tam win no—religious person pa pa hwij wi ia—tin pa pa hwij wi jo—tin basin pa pi tom ko gan—a plaything nkes kog wo gan—nightmare ni mat gua hi gan—a fork no da hla go kat—blacksmith no ji mo ni kat—silversmith no ji pak si kat—box maker no da wig hi gat—notary, writer no ji na mas kat—fisher no da ma guo gan—spear o lo wat si gan—blue dye o do lib io gan—oar po da woz win no—counsellor po da waz wo gan—council mos kwal dam wo gan—anger mi ga ka wo gan—act of fighting mka za wat si gan—copperas si gua na hi gan—skim-milk tmo kwa ta hi gan—sword les sa ga hi gan—trunk wi la wig win no—rich person