taquonck
Narragansett
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Algonquian *takwaᐧkiwi.[1] Compare Lenape tachquoak, tachquoacu,[2] Ojibwe dagwaagin, Abenaki taguôgo.[3][4]
Noun
[edit]taquònck inan
Related terms
[edit]- taquontikéeswush (“harvest month”)
- taquónticup
References
[edit]- ^ Hewson, John (2017) “*takwaᐧkiwi”, in Proto-Algonquian Online Dictionary, Carleton University, School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies
- ^ Eben Norton Horsford, editor (1887), Zeisberger's Indian dictionary, Cambridge, MA: John Wilson and Son, →OCLC, pages 16, 71
- ^ Joseph Laurent (1884) New Familiar Abenakis and English Dialogues, Quebec: Leger Brousseau, page 18
- ^ James Hammond Trumbull (1903) “*taquònck”, in Natick Dictionary, Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, →OCLC, page 159
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[1], Newport: Aquidneck Indian Council, →LCCN, page 108