epanue

Narragansett

Etymology

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Noun

ēpanue

1. fish

   Synonym: (Williams) namaùs

   • 1769, Ezra Stiles, Notes on Narragansett Indian Vocabulary‎^[1], Yale University Beinecke Library, Local record 1769.09.06.00, OID 11413743, pages 1 (23):

     Fish Ēpanue

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Further reading

• William Cowan (1973) “Narragansett 126 years after”, in International Journal of American Linguistics, volume 39, number 1, →ISSN, page 9