hopuònck

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Narragansett

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Etymology

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From Proto-Algonquian *wexpwaˑkana. Cognates include Ojibwe opwaagan, Ottawa pwaagan, Potawatomi pwagen, Unami hupokàn, Powhatan apokan/vppocane/vhpoocan̄.

Noun

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hopuònck

  1. pipe

Notes

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  • form from Key into the language of America published by Roger Williams in 1643

References

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  • William Cowan, 1969, PA *a·, *k and *t in Narragansett, International Journal of American Linguistics, Vol. 35:1, pp. 28-33.