weemat
Narragansett
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Algonquian *niᐧmata (“my brother”).[1] Cognate to Massachusett weematoh (“(his) brother”),[2] Lenape nimat[3] / Unami nimahtës (“my brother”).
Possibly the third-person possessed form of *-mat (“brother”), i.e. "his brother".[4]
Noun
[edit]weémat anim
Declension
[edit]Declension of weemat (animate, 3 forms attested)
| singular | plural | locative | |
|---|---|---|---|
| unpossessed | *-mat | *-mat-og (-ock, -uck, -aug) | *-mat-ick (-uck, -eck, -eg, -it, -ut) |
| possessed forms | |||
| first-person (my) | neémat | *nmat-og (-ock, -uck, -aug) | *nmat-ick (-uck, -eck, -eg, -it, -ut) |
| second-person (your) | neémat | *kmat-og (-ock, -uck, -aug) | *kmat-ick (-uck, -eck, -eg, -it, -ut) |
| third-person (his, her) | weémat | *wmat-og (-ock, -uck, -aug) | *wmat-ick (-uck, -eck, -eg, -it, -ut) |
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Hewson, John (2017) “*niᐧmata”, in Proto-Algonquian Online Dictionary, Carleton University, School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies
- ^ James Hammond Trumbull (1903) “weematoh”, in Natick Dictionary, Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, →OCLC, page 185
- ^ Eben Norton Horsford, editor (1887), Zeisberger's Indian dictionary, Cambridge, MA: John Wilson and Son, →OCLC, pages 29, 126
- ^ F. O'Brien & J. Jennings (2001) Introduction to the Narragansett Language[1], Newport: Aquidneck Indian Council, →LCCN, page 87
Further reading
[edit]- Roger Williams (1643) A Key into the Language of America, London: Gregory Dexter, →OCLC, page 28