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Nanticoke Animal Words

alúm	attque	winquipim	laa!waa!quepuss
waaks	echsup	timihawque	mowck-key
piss-seeques	ah!whap-pawn-top	quà-hâw-quunt	uckquak
ash-quoke	nammês	clacqu-iss	aamook

(from Heckewelder 1785 and Murray 1792, pronunciation uncertain)

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   Nanticoke word list
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