skitap

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Malecite-Passamaquoddy

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Etymology

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Cognates are attested in Mohegan-Pequot (skitôp), Narragansett (skeetomp) and Wampanoag. The Wampanoag form eneskéetomp (one man)[1] is attested in one work, yet much more common are the derived terms wosketomp (a young man) and nunkomp (young man).[2][3]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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skitap anim

  1. man[5]

Declension

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Natick Dictionary, James Hammond Trumbull, 1903 [1]
  2. ^ The Indian grammar begun: or, An essay to bring the Indian language into rules, for the help of such as desire to learn the same, for the furtherance of the Gospel among them., John Eliot, 1666 [2]
  3. ^ Vocabulary of the Massachusetts (or Natick) Indian language, Josaiah Cotton & John Pickering, 1829 [3]
  4. ^ LeSourd, Philip S. (1993) Accent and Syllable Structure in Passamaquoddy[4], New York: Garland Publishing
  5. ^ Francis, David A. with Leavitt, Robert R. and Apt, Margaret (2008) “skitap”, in The Passamaquoddy-Maliseet Dictionary, The Passamaquoddy Language Preservation Project