Aquine again

Native American Eastern Woodland's  Traditional  Answer.

After receiving many inquiries about the meaning of the word (Aquine) I placed my people ( the Pequot/Mohegan's ) explanation on my websites.

I am putting our answer on my blogs now because, I see that the question is still being asked, my question is, "why the Traditional American Eastern Woodland people are not also answering this question"?

Just like the word (Aquai), this is a Pequot/Mohegan word  used time and time again by my Elders, now Ancestors.

While growing up on my reservation ( Reservation is a European word for Village), Uncasvillage, there  were never more than 13 families teaching our history, now there are more than 1.000 ? we were taught our language correctly.

Aquine is something like the Algonquin word Aquene,  which means Peace, or I am a friend, I come in peace. When using this word one would have both arms out about heart high with hands palm down to show that you have no weapon.

As we have no word for good-by, we use the same word Aquine, while on our way, this time, with the left hand starting from the heart, palm up and straight out, heart high.

The Pequot/Mohegan word Aquai means hello, when meeting someone in passing, a friendly Aquai as you go by.

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