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Random Shinnecock Dictionary

This document provides Shinnecock vocabulary words in the Shinnecock language, along with their English translations. It includes over 150 words related to hunting, plants, cooking, family, the body, weather, animals, and other everyday topics. The words demonstrate aspects of Shinnecock culture and ways of life.

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Random Shinnecock Dictionary

This document provides Shinnecock vocabulary words in the Shinnecock language, along with their English translations. It includes over 150 words related to hunting, plants, cooking, family, the body, weather, animals, and other everyday topics. The words demonstrate aspects of Shinnecock culture and ways of life.

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Random Shinnecock Dictionary

Attsa – hunt/to hunt


Attsawok – hunting (noun)
Tsokayiz – blackbird
Nahak/hak – body/self
Kohcham – want/to want
Ottsuk – farm
Akkii – land/dirt/ground/earth
Kiitsa – planting/gardening
Kiitsawok – plants/flora
Ekkyo – toward/forward
Kokquiss – kettle/cooking pot
Pappon – chair
Appum – potato
Quopaayu – time
Asam – feed/give food
Nutsam – feeding/animal feed (noun)
Oshei – skin/animal hide/phone cover
Atta – located at
Honimuk – stove/oven
Nuhuyoh – to name something
Katsu – ashamed/embarrassed
Kasqua – groundhog/woodchuck
Kisuk – to count/counting
Kisuk tuuk! – let’s count!
Kituzu – reading/read/reads
Kosiisu – few/not many
Komuuk – across
Kuwok – coat/jacket
Niksuk – chipmunk
Nanonn – cheek
Nottsum – corn
Pikuk – flea
Ponna – oyster
Posut – cooking/to cook/bake
Aput – located at/sits/sit/is at
Punak – bed
Oqui – similar to/like
Oquu – under
Quonum – to dress/dressing
Akquoi! – greetings
Kikutam – snail
Asoku – foolish/silly/stupid
Pumi – still/yet
Katoks – cousin
Katoquo – brother in law
Owan – foggy/fog
Mut – not
Tawaz – warming/warm
Watsa – use/using/to use
Waashaak – hawk
Wasos – bear
Wekuu – good
Wonak – anyone/someone
Muntu – god
Wayaz – animal
Yakunu – paint/dye
Ayaks – star
Kosuu – work/works/working
Kamuk – place/area/building
Kosuukamuk – office
Yomi – inside/in
Eyop – deer
Yumoz – dog
Appis – apple
Pawiis – okay
Iyo – now
Akqui – stop
Quotamo – forgive
Usip – river
Osuk – husband
Supnak – raccoon
Kowi – in vain/unknowingly
Mawuna – remove/take away
Askot – squash/pumpkin
Asquam – before/prior to/not yet
Tawun – pants/breechcloth
Oquapi – in front of
Ayik – ant
Yunamo – to assist/assistance
Yuwi – more
Kahak – where/where?
Katsi – half/partly
Kaquin – house
Yuwok -family
Tsashi – how much/how many
Tsano – only/but/unless
Kaquam – what/something
Quom – thing
Nuqua – hurry
Simak – when
Tsippei – bad spirit
Tsipcha – confused/confusion
Qunap – quiet/sits still
Kiskiiko – towel
Tsitsuk – bird
Tsiwi – nearly/almost
Tsowi – must/have to
Mutsoi – nose
Tsutsok – soul/spirit/personality
Tsunayu – crazy/radical
Panuwok – tribe/club
Kulab – club
Kolaab – collab
Pukaamuk – room
Ukasa – nail/hoof/claw
Ukot – leg/limb
Kunok – head
Kutuk – knee
Bitsak – rib
Pikpik – shoulder
Poyak – chest/breasts
Squan – backside/body’s back
Pukuk – hair
Putim – arm
Nushumuk – daughter in law
Tawakk – ear
Husiiz – horse
Nitz – hand/hands
Itsuk – finger
Isuum – younger sibling
Itoqua - story
Nikuk – log cabin
Nimtuk – brothers
Inuk – man
Napwok – tobacco
Patawuz – bring/please bring/give to us
Inkowi – on the right/in the right/right
Uyunok – handles/handles of objects/door handles
Skitopak – human
Wiput – tooth
Uyuuz – thus/is so
Witop – friend
Nutiwa – says so
Iwomu – it says/means/signifies
Miyanuk – tongue
Iyo – now
Niyum – wife
Nukakqui – drunk/hungover
Katwi – going to/will do
Kaktom – sleepy
Tumuwa – year
Katunu – take off/remove clothing or other object
Kawit – sleep/sleeping
Kayoi – speak to/tell
Kaosh – cow
Kii – you (singular)
Tuu – are
Kotaoya – how are you
Kiitsat -recover/recovery
Kitsapum – torture/annoyance
Kikato – talks/speaks/talkative
Kawok – word/language
Kinaknik – window
Kinum – carry/carrying
Kipii – fast/quickly
Kipsho – run or go fast
Kipuunu – harvest/to harvest
Kipuunok – harvest (houn)
Kistutu – bathe/bathing/grooming (hygiene)
Kisi – after/finish/complete
Kis – day
Nukisquut – angry
Kiska/Kisuka – day
Kisuk – sky/heaven
Kisusk – sun
Kiyamo – spoon
Kiyao – you (plural)
Konak – snow/snowing
Kopayaz – frog
Nukotmo/kotum – teaches/teach/teaching
Kotunho – increase/increasing
Kwok – pine/fir
Kotsawok – to hide/hiding
Kohtsutsii – a little bit/only a little
Kokchii – big/huge/large
Kokitsaa – be well
Kokots – crow
Koktom – thirsty
Kokwanuk – socks/leggings
Kokkok – porcupine
Skayush – rough/it is rough
Kutshun – begin/start
Kutsmoks – pitiful/poor
Kutsumo – wash/clean/washing
Kutseii – elderly person/old person
Kukitam – listen to/listen
Kukita – listen to/obey a person’s directions
Kukuqui – upward
Quaquik – run
Kukuswok – letter/mail
Kapakkyu – thick/fat
Kupakk – woods/forest
Kotams – ocean/sea
Kotams hanpak – ocean water
Kunam – look at
Kunao – look at a person
Kupat – ice
Kupayu/kufam – closed, shut
Kupquat – cloudy
Saputa – heated/hot
Kuswaasi – gambling/gamble
Kuswaasi kamuk – casino (gambling building)
Kuski – near/next to/by
Kutoma – singing/sing/sings
Matsi – bad
Matsuuz – last/last place
Matsuak – swamp
Umaakuz – shoes/moccasins
Makakyu – great/wonderful
Mam-mam – take/carry
Mamok – take a person
Manotash/matoppi – basket
Squusit – bean/beans
Squusit-tob – coffee (bean liquid)
Topawok – bad deed/wrongdoing
Mawi – go and/go!
Mayomyom – wild rice
Yunii – slowly/softly/gently
Nusna – ill/condition
Tunayo – westward
Moquam/meyuk – roads/street
Mitsas – mitten
Kumits – eat/consume
Mitswok – food/meal
Mikkaayu – strong
Mikki – strongly/greatly
Mikkum – hold a person/animal
Mikkumkum – hold an object
Kiskutu – lazy/bored
Kusut – faeces/solid waste/sewage
Mikquu – feather
Numyo – give to someone
Umyats – leftward/left side
Quiqui – duck/ducks
Mohtsi – definitely/certainly
Shinekok – Shinnecock
Mosuk – moose
Sayuwaz – smooth
Moh-moh – in the past/used to/long ago
Mottsii – go away/head off
Momansha – sometimes
Momotsi – stir/move
Pamquisu – brown
Sohpi – bead/beads
Mowawi – gather/collect
Yakuunsh – clothes
Moish – hen/female bird
Moishak – chicken
Yikowuk – medicine man
Moyokz – ash tree
Numziz – older sister
Mutsak – nothing/gone
Mutsmi – always/no matter what
Mukats – boy
Mushnik – squirrel
Shapquaz – mouse/mice
Moshoi – boat/canoe
Mushok – lobster
Taawi – very/really
Tawiyu – many/lots of/abundant
Mutuk - tree
Muuksuuk – wolf/wolves
Wiyon – moon
Kunu – gather/collect
Muquu – rub it
Monnan – island
Muz – will/will do
Maskak – look for/find
Kumskawo – look for a person
Musquaya – red tailed hawk
Moski – blood
Sunum – touches/touch
Mutako – dancing/dance
Mutom – never
Mut – no/not
Mutnyok - thousand
Yotam – smell
Nittei – there

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