weemat

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Narragansett

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Etymology

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From Proto-Algonquian *niᐧmata (my brother).[1] Cognate to Massachusett weematoh ((his) brother),[2] Lenape nimat[3] / Unami nimahtës (my brother).

Possibly the third-person possessed form of *-mat (brother), i.e. "his brother".[4]

Noun

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weémat anim

  1. brother

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Hewson, John (2017) “*niᐧmata”, in Proto-Algonquian Online Dictionary, Carleton University, School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies
  2. ^ James Hammond Trumbull (1903) “weematoh”, in Natick Dictionary, Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, →OCLC, page 185
  3. ^ Eben Norton Horsford, editor (1887), Zeisberger's Indian dictionary, Cambridge, MA: John Wilson and Son, →OCLC, pages 29, 126
  4. ^ F. O'Brien & J. Jennings (2001) Introduction to the Narragansett Language[1], Newport: Aquidneck Indian Council, →LCCN, page 87

Further reading

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