Some Account of the King's Posts, the Labrador Coast, and the Island of Anticosti by an Indian Trader Residing there Several Years with a Description of the Natives and the Journal of a trip through those Countries in 1808 by the Same Person.

McKenzie, James. Some Account of the King's Posts, the Labrador Coast, and the Island of Anticosti by an Indian Trader Residing there Several Years with a Description of the Natives and the Journal of a trip through those Countries in 1808 by the Same Person. An electronic transcription. MFTP #0017

Jan^ry	Tshipishime	The great moon
Feb^ry	Epishé na mas kui Pichime	Snow falls from the trees
March	Mitisu [Pichime]	Eagle Moon
April	Nishique [Pichime]	Bustard Moon
May	Uabikum [Pichime]	Budding Moon
June	Ui sha ku [Pichime]	Rutting Moon
July	Pina ué u [Pichime]	Moulting Moon
Aug^t	Ushé ka u [Pichime]	Carribou horns cast their moss
Sept^r	Uatshétshé [Pichime]	The leaf turns yellow
Oct^r	Penatshi [Pichime]	The leaf falls
Nov^r	Takuatche [Pichime]	The fall month
Dec^r	T shé pa peu [Pichime]	The hard or severe month

A Feast Song

Ya ta ma mi ru ta ku a mu – Nuta ui a, Nuta ui

'How sonorous is the voice of our chief, how it charms our Ears and all our senses'

A Love Song

Pi a ta she ta ma té. Pi a ta she ta mu te

Ni ti mu shé Ni sha ué ri ma ui

Ni sha ué ri ma ui

'There is the man possessed of my heart. Whenever I behold him all my wishes are accomplished and I feel very happy'

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