Ojebway Language:
A Manual for missionaries
and others employed among the Ojebway Indians
by Edward F. Wilson, 1874
Part II. Dialogs and Exercises.
DIALOGUES.
IV. - Caming Out.
Bring up the things from the boat.
Pegoopewedoon enewh ayaugin emuh chee-mauning. Where shall we pitch our tent?
Ahneende che-kuhpasheyung? Is there a clearing?
Mahzheeëgun nuh uhyah? Let us clear a place here - Where is the axe?
Tuhguh mahzheeëgádah omah - Ahneende ewh wahgahkwud? Jack will cut the poles and pins.
Jack ogah-keeshkuhaunun enewh metigoon kuhya enewh suhgáhquuhegunun. Shall I make a fire ?
Ninguh-booduhwa nuh? Yes, and get a good stock of wood for fuel.
A, nébuhnuh kuhya muhnesan. Have you a string?
Tuhkoopejegun nuh kiduhyaun? Lend me your knife.
Uhweëshekun kemookoomaun. Now cut some fir branches for the floor of the tent.
Umba keeshkowh shingoobeensug che-uhpishemoonekayun. We will spread our rugs for a carpet.
Kegah-uhpishemoonekamin kekoonausenahnin. Is the kettle boiling yet?
Ahzhe nuh ke-oonso uhkik. Where is the frying pan?
Ahneende ewh sahsákooquaun? You had better fry some fish.
Ninduhwauj kedahsahsákooquahnah keegoo. I will make some bread.
Ningah-buhquazheguneka. Jack has cut down a tree, I hear it falling.
Jack oge-guhwahwaun metigoon, nenoonduhwah mudwashing. Don't let the ashes fall in the frying-pan.
Kago ween tah-pungesinsenoon pingwe sahsakooquauning. Make the fire blaze up.
Piskahkoonanjegan. Fetch water.
Nebee nahdin. Get the dinner ready.
Chebahquan che-weesening. There are no forks.
Kahween ahtasenoon pahtuhkuhegunun. Wash up the things.
Keseébegenáhgunan. Here is a dish-cloth.
Maunduh keseénegun. Where is the towel?
Ahneende kesingwaoon? Let us smoke; Have you tobacco?
Suhguswahdah; Ahsamah nuh kiduhyahwah? Yes, but I have left my pipe bahind.
A, ningewuhnekanun dush nind-opwahgun. Can you lend me your pipe?
Kegah-uhwe nuh kid-opwahgun? The mosquitoes are bad here.
Suhguhmakah suh omah. The mosquitoes don't like smoke.
Egewh suhguhmag kahween ominwandunsenahwah puhquana. We must move on again before daylight to-morrow.
Che-bwah wahbung suh kegah-goozemin. Help me to pack up the things.
Weedookuhweshin che suhguhkenegayaun. Can you carry that?
Kedah-kushkoondaun enuh ewh? I want to wash my hands.
Newe-kesébegeninje.