Wampanoag/Time of Day

{Obs.} THey are punctuall in measuring their {Day} by the {Sunne}, and their {Night} by the {Moon} and the {Starres}, and their lying much abroad in the ayre; and so living in the open fields, occasioneth even the youngest amongst them to be very observant of those {Heavenly} Lights.


 * Mautáubon, Chicháuquat wompan.|-	`It is day.'
 * Aumpatâuban.|	`It is broad day.'
 * Tou wuttúttan?|	`How high is the Sunne?' that is, `What is't a clocke?'
 * Páspisha.|	`It is Sunne-rise.'
 * Nummáttaquaw.|	`Fore-noone.'
 * Yáhen Páushaquaw.|	`Allmost noone.'
 * Páweshaquaw.|	`Noone.'
 * Quttukquaquaw Panicómpaw.|	`After dinner.'

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 * Nawwâuwquaw.|	`After-noone.'
 * Yo wuttúttan.|	`The Sunne thus high.'
 * Yáhen waiyàuw.|	`Allmost Sun-set.'
 * Wayaàwi.|	`The Sun is set.'
 * Wunnáuquit:|	`Evening.'
 * Póppakunnetch, auchaugotch.|-	`Darke night.'
 * Túppaco|, {&}	`Toward night.'
 * Otematìppocat.|
 * Nanashowatìppocat.|	`Midnight.'
 * Chouóeatch.|	`About Cockcrowing.'
 * Kitompanisha.|	`Breake of day.'
 * Yò tàunt nippéean.|	`The Sun thus high, I will come.'

{Obs.} They are punctuall in their promises of keeping time; and sometimes have charged mee with a lye for not punctually keeping time, though hindred.


 * Yo tàunt cuppeeyâumen.|-	`Come by the Sunne thus high.'
 * Anamakéesuck.|	`This day.'
 * Saúop.|	`To morrow.'
 * Wussâume tátsha.|	`It is too late.'
 * Tiaquockaskéesakat.|	`A short day.'
 * Quawquonikéesakat.|	`A long day.'
 * Quawquonikeesaqútcheas.|-	`Long dayes.'

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 * Nquittakeesiquóckat,| }	`One dayes walke.'
 * Nquittakeespúmmishen.|-}
 * Paukúnnum.|	`Darke.'
 * Wequâi.|	`Light.'
 * Wequáshim.|	`Moon-light.'