Friday, September 23, 2011

Indian Language with French Translation

Indian Language with French Translation

A MAP of the Country of the Five Nations, belonging to the Province of New York; and of the Lakes near which the Nations of Far Indians live, with part ofCanada.


Area where the Indian words and language were translated to French

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Some Indian Words and Names used by the French Authors, who treat of the Indian Affairs, which are different from the Names of the same People or Places, used or understood by the English, and may therefore be useful to those who intend to read the French Accounts, or compare them with the Accounts now published.

Names used by the French.The indian language and words by the Five Nations.
Abenaguies.Owenagungas, or New-England Indians, and are sometimes called the Eastern Indians.
Algonkins.Adirondacks.
Amihouis.Dionondadies, or Tuinondadeks, a Branch or Tribe of the Quatoghies.
Aniez.Mohawks, called likewise Maquas.
Bay des Puans.Enitajiche.
Chigagou.Caneraghik.
Corlaer, orCorlard.Schenectady. But the Five Nations commonly call the Governor of New-York by this Name, and often the People of the Province of New-York in general.
Detroit.Teuchsagrondie.
Hurons.Quatoghie.
Hinois.Chictaghicks.
Iroquois.The Five Nations.
Hinois.Chictaghicks.
Iroquois.The Five Nations.
Lac Huron.Caniatare, or Quatoghe lake.
Loups.Scahkook Indians.
Manhattan.New-York City.
Mascoutecs.Odislastagheks.
Mourigan.Mahikander, or River Indians, living on Hudson's River, below Albany.
Miamies.Twightwies.
Missilimakinak.Teiodondoraghie.
Missisakies.Achsisaghecks.
Oneyouts.Oneydoes.
Ontario lac.Cadarackui Lake.
Orange.Albany.
Outagamies.Quacksies, and Scunksiks.
Outawas.Utawawas, or Dewagunhas.
Renards.Quaksies.
Sauiteurs.Estiaghicks.
Shaouonons.Satanas.
Tateras.Toderiks.
Terre rouge.Scunksik.
Tongorias.Erighecks.
Tsonontouans.Senekas.