sequan

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Narragansett

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Etymology

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From Proto-Algonquian *siᐧkwanwi.[1] Compare Massachusett sequan,[2] Abenaki siguan,[3] Lenape siquon,[4] Ojibwe ziigwan, Mi'kmaq siggw.[5]

Verb

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séquan (inanimate intransitive)

  1. (it is) spring (season)
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References

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  1. ^ Hewson, John (2017) “*siᐧkwanwi”, in Proto-Algonquian Online Dictionary, Carleton University, School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies
  2. ^ James Hammond Trumbull (1903) “sequan”, in Natick Dictionary, Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, →OCLC, page 148
  3. ^ Joseph Laurent (1884) New Familiar Abenakis and English Dialogues, Quebec: Leger Brousseau, page 18
  4. ^ Eben Norton Horsford, editor (1887), Zeisberger's Indian dictionary, Cambridge, MA: John Wilson and Son, →OCLC, page 181
  5. ^ siggw”, in Mi'gmaq/Mi'kmaq Online Talking Dictionary[1], 1997–2024

Further reading

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