Reconstruction:Narragansett/wek

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This Narragansett entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Narragansett

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Etymology

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From Proto-Algonquian *wiᐧki (tent, home, place).[1] According to Trumbull, the word *wek has the form of a third-person verb; compare wêtu and see the footnote there for more. Both are likely ultimately related to Proto-Algonquian *wi·kiwa·ʔmi, and hence English wigwam. Compare Massachusett wék, week ((his) house),[2] Lenape wik (house), wikit (his house).[3]

Noun

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*wek inan

  1. (his) house
    Synonym: wêtu

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Hewson, John (2017) “*wiᐧki”, in Proto-Algonquian Online Dictionary, Carleton University, School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies
  2. ^ James Hammond Trumbull (1903) “wék, week”, in Natick Dictionary, Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, →OCLC, page 189
  3. ^ Eben Norton Horsford, editor (1887), Zeisberger's Indian dictionary, Cambridge, MA: John Wilson and Son, →OCLC, page 97

Further reading

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  • F. O'Brien & J. Jennings (2001) Introduction to the Narragansett Language[1], Newport: Aquidneck Indian Council, →LCCN, page 89