. Travels into North America [microform] : containing its natural history, and a circumstantial account of its plantations and agriculture in general : with the civil, ecclesiastical and commercial state of the country, the manners of the inhabitants, and several curious and important remarks on various subjects. Natural history; Natural history; Natural history; Sciences naturelles; Sciences naturelles; Sciences naturelles. â Xh* WEm 1 If;' J â â¢'jfi: 'i ' 1 ..,')« , ^ 3 '\ MMllJlf- j. m n'h 1! ' I ! tr U 3^^ September 1749. rcigncr. This inhuman proceeding of the Ef qutmaux againft ali Gra
. Travels into North America [microform] : containing its natural history, and a circumstantial account of its plantations and agriculture in general : with the civil, ecclesiastical and commercial state of the country, the manners of the inhabitants, and several curious and important remarks on various subjects. Natural history; Natural history; Natural history; Sciences naturelles; Sciences naturelles; Sciences naturelles. â Xh* WEm 1 If;' J â â¢'jfi: 'i ' 1 ..,')« , ^ 3 '\ MMllJlf- j. m n'h 1! ' I ! tr U 3^^ September 1749. rcigncr. This inhuman proceeding of the Ef qutmaux againft ali Grangers, h the reafon why none of the Indians q{ Norths America ever give quarter to the Efquimaux if th«y meet with them, but kill them on the fpot j though they frequently pardon their other enemies, and in- corporate the prifoAcrs into their nation. For the ufe of thofc, who are fond of com- paring the languages of fcveral nations, I have here mfertcd a few Efquimaux words, commu- nicated to mc by the Jefuit &aint Pie. One kombucv two, tigali three, U-, four, mifRla^ gat; water, fi/ia/okta; rain, ii//a/uci ,⢠heaven ^ffff^\ or nabugakjhei the fun, Jhikonak, or Jakaknuk'y the moon, takocky an egg. mameguk- the boat, kagack^ the oar, pacotick-, the knife Jhavtei a dog, mekke, or timilok^ the bow, ;)^//i.' Jick', an arrow, itf//&Mhe head, niakocki the ^^T, tchtui the eye, >t///r;*, or>;^; the hair, ;;«/- fiadi a tooth, w/^^^; the foot, itikat. Some think that they are nearly the fame nation with the Greenlanders, or Skraiingersi and pretend that there is a great affinity in the language *. Plumb-trees of dif^rent forts, brought over from^ France, fucceed very well here. The prefent year they did not begin to flower till this month. Some of them looked very well i and I am told the winter does not hurt them. f irif' ⢠The above account of the E/qumaux may be compared with Henry Elu^ ,^^ ^ Voyage to Hud/onh Bay, By the Dobh Galey and
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