A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 06 - Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time by Robert Kerr
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the wind turned to the south, which brought us within the gulf, so that
next day, being the 9th of August, we entered by the blessing of God within the _White Sands_. Thus ended our discoveries in this voyage. On the feast of the Assumption of our Lady, being the 15th of August, after hearing divine service, we departed from the White Sands with a prosperous gale, directing our course across the sea which lies between Newfoundland and Brittany. In this passage we were much tossed during three days by a heavy tempest from the east, which we weathered by the blessing of God. After this we had fair weather, and arrived on the 5th of September in the port of St Maloes. [Footnote 38: Probably that now called _Mistaken Points_, near Cape Race, which latter is the south-eastern point of Newfoundland--E.] _Specimen of the language of Newfoundland._ The sun, _isnez_ Heaven, _camet_ Night, _aiagla_ Water, _ame_ Sand, _estogaz_ A sail, _aganie_ The head, _agonaze_ The throat, _conguedo_ The nose, _hehonguesto_ The teeth, _hesangue_ The nails, _agetascu_ The feet, _ochedasco_ The legs, _anoudasco_ A dead man, _amocdaza_ A skin, _aionasca_ That man, _yca_ A hatchet, _asogne_ A cod fish, _gadagoursere_ Good to be eaten, _guesande_ Almonds, _anougaza_ Figs, _asconda_ Gold, _henyosco_ An arrow, _cacta_ A green tree, _haveda_ |
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