Physical Appearance Vocabulary

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Non ânse - a sucking child

Muckquachuckquêmese - a little boy

Squásese - a little girl

Tackqíuwock - twins

Wuskeène - a youth

Nnìn (pl., nnìnnuog) or Skeétomp (pl., skeétompaûog) - a man

Kutchínnu (pl., kutchínnuwock) - a middle age man

Kichîze (pl., kichîsuck) or Hômes (pl., hômesuck) - an old man

Squàws (pl., squàsuck) - a woman

Wénise (pl., wenîsuck) - an old woman

Awaunagus (pl., Awaunagussuck) - an Englishman

Wautaconémese - an English youth

Uppaquóntup - the head

Wésheck - the hair

Mscáttuck - the forehead

Wuskeésuck (pl., wuskeésuckquash) - the eye

Wushaûn - the nostrils

Wuttówwog (pl., wuttówwogauash) the ear

Wuttòne - the mouth

Wéenat - the tongue

Wépit (pl., wépiteash) - a tooth

Síthipuck - the neck

Quttuck - the throat

Mapànnog - the chest

Wuppíttene (pl., wuppítineash) - the arm

Wuttah - the heart

Uppusquan - the back

Wunnícheke (pl., wunnickégannash) - the hand

Mokássuck - the fingernails

Wunnáks - the belly

Apòme (pl., apòmash) - the thigh

Mohcònt (pl., mohcòntash) - the leg

Wussète (pl., wussètash) - the foot

Wunnichéganash - the toes

Qunnaúqussu - a tall man

Tiaquónqussu - a low or short man

Wunnêtu-wock - proper or personal

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