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CHAPTER SIX:

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.