qunnamaug
Narragansett
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Meaning "long fish", from the roots *qunni (“long”) and -amaug ("fish"). Compare Massachusett qunnammag (“bass”).[1][2]
Noun
[edit]qunnamáug anim (plural qunnamáugsuck)
References
[edit]- ^ James Hammond Trumbull (1903) “*qunnamáug”, in Natick Dictionary, Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, →OCLC, page 139
- ^ Josiah Cotton (1707) Vocabulary of the Massachusetts (or Natick) Indian language, Cambridge: E. W. Metcalf & Co., published 1829, →OCLC, page 15
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