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come here. Brothertown word. No cognate.

apple (ăpî's). There is no native equivalent for ‘apple’ in Abn. (aples) or D. (apel). The word is not given in ND.

hello (ĕkwî') = Abn. kuai.

bag (bā'gĕnûd). A hybrid, the last part of which is cogn. with RW. nutassen hemp-bags; cf. N. nutin to lift up; RW. niutash to take on the back. Same stem as in bag, q. v.

rising, said of the sun, q. v. (bā'dŭntā). Cogn. with N. nepattuhquonk a stake, pole, from nepadtau stand.

maybe, perhaps (bâkîdŭ'). This is past. The fut. is bâkîmŭ's. Cf. N. paguodche (fut.). Element pa = bah? The separate form is bahke.

it is come (bâ'châ) = pa + cha, pa being the indefinite particle ‘it is continuing.’ Cf. N. pakodjiteau it is finished (ND. 259).

evil spirit (bîbî)?

bed (bîd). Eng. loanword.

bedstead (bîdunk) = + the loc. ending.

peas (bîs). Eng. loanword; cf. Abn. pîz.

lady’s dress (bî'tkô'z) = Abn. pitkôzon coat.

Friday (bîâ'ĭtâ). Here we certainly expect the ḅ which is not present.

give up (bîkî'dŭm). Cogn. with Abn. nd-abagidam I void excrement, renounce; D. pakitatamaŭwan to forgive someone, [https://archive.org/details/lenpenglishd00brin/page/106/mode/1up LD. 106] (see Am. Anth. v, 207).

pig (bî'ksîs). Eng. loanword with dim. -sîs; cf. Abn. piks, showing the s of the Eng. plural.

thread (bî'mŭnt) = N. pemunneoht cord, string.

flour (bîâ'ŭwî)?

smoke (bâkŭ'd) = N. pukut; RW. puck; Abn. pekeda smoke.

come, with imv. -sh (bî'ŭš) from √bî come = N. peyâu, Abn. paiô (see Am. Anth. v, 205). In Pequot we find also mŭs nĕ-bîyo I shall come. See and.

he is coming (bîgō). See.

meat (bîyâ'šămîd). A hybrid, from ḅîyâ'š, a variant of meat, q. v. + Eng. meat. Note here the medial ḅ.

plate (bîyô'‘tî). Eng. loanword. Note the change of l to y.

broom (bîyû'm). Eng. loanword with softened r.

blanket (bîyŭ'ngŭt). Eng. loanword. Cf. the Narr. pináquet, also a loanword.