sequan
Narragansett
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Algonquian *siᐧkwanwi.[1] Compare Massachusett sequan,[2] Abenaki siguan,[3] Lenape siquon,[4] Ojibwe ziigwan, Mi'kmaq siggw.[5]
Verb
[edit]séquan (inanimate intransitive)
- (it is) spring (season)
Related terms
[edit]- sequanakéeswush (literally “spring month”)
- sequanamauquock (literally “spring fish”)
- saséquacup
References
[edit]- ^ Hewson, John (2017) “*siᐧkwanwi”, in Proto-Algonquian Online Dictionary, Carleton University, School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies
- ^ James Hammond Trumbull (1903) “sequan”, in Natick Dictionary, Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, →OCLC, page 148
- ^ Joseph Laurent (1884) New Familiar Abenakis and English Dialogues, Quebec: Leger Brousseau, page 18
- ^ Eben Norton Horsford, editor (1887), Zeisberger's Indian dictionary, Cambridge, MA: John Wilson and Son, →OCLC, page 181
- ^ “siggw”, in Mi'gmaq/Mi'kmaq Online Talking Dictionary[1], 1997–2024
Further reading
[edit]- Roger Williams (1643) A Key into the Language of America, London: Gregory Dexter, →OCLC, page 65
- F. O'Brien & J. Jennings (2001) Introduction to the Narragansett Language[2], Newport: Aquidneck Indian Council, →LCCN, page 108