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CHAPTER SEVEN:

FAMILY LANGUAGE

 

 

pone iyo   
place it here


ni alihato   
do it that way


wisawhto   
put it away


wisawahton   
I put it away


wihkʷene  
take it 


pekihton   
clean it


kestakəna   
I wash him (AN clothing) 


nəkestakənəmən 
I wash it (INAN clothing)


July 8, 1524

 

Giovanni da Verrazano arrives in France after exploration of the coast of the Americas. He is credited with the first 'official documentation' of Native Americans in Maine.