weesummis
Narragansett
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Compare Massachusett weesumussoh (“his younger sister”) (?).[1]
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Noun
[edit]weésummis
References
[edit]- ^ James Hammond Trumbull (1903) Natick Dictionary, Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, →OCLC, pages 186, 322
Further reading
[edit]- Roger Williams (1643) A Key into the Language of America, London: Gregory Dexter, →OCLC, page 29
- F. O'Brien & J. Jennings (2001) Introduction to the Narragansett Language[1], Newport: Aquidneck Indian Council, →LCCN, page 87