kauposh
Narragansett
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Perhaps from a root meaning "closed, protected". Compare Abenaki kabasa.[1][2]
Noun
[edit]kaúposh anim (plural kauposhaûog)
References
[edit]- ^ Joseph Laurent (1884) New Familiar Abenakis and English Dialogues, Quebec: Leger Brousseau, page 39
- ^ James Hammond Trumbull (1903) “*kaúposh”, in Natick Dictionary, Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, →OCLC, page 30
Further reading
[edit]- Roger Williams (1643) A Key into the Language of America, London: Gregory Dexter, →OCLC, page 114
- F. O'Brien & J. Jennings (2001) Introduction to the Narragansett Language[1], Newport: Aquidneck Indian Council, →LCCN, page 136