wenise
Narragansett
[edit]Etymology
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Possibly meaning "a little bent over", the -se ending indicating the diminutive.[1]
Noun
[edit]wénise (plural wenîsuck)
Declension
[edit]Declension of wenise (animate, 2 forms attested)
| singular | plural | locative | |
|---|---|---|---|
| unpossessed | *wenis wénise |
wenîsuck | *wenis-ick (-uck, -eck, -eg, -it, -ut) |
| possessed forms | |||
| first-person (my) | *n'wenis | *n'wenis-uck | *n'wenis-ick (-uck, -eck, -eg, -it, -ut) |
| second-person (your) | *k'wenis | *k'wenis-uck | *k'wenis-ick (-uck, -eck, -eg, -it, -ut) |
| third-person (his, her) | *w'wenis | *w'wenis-uck | *w'wenis-ick (-uck, -eck, -eg, -it, -ut) |
References
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- Roger Williams (1643) A Key into the Language of America, London: Gregory Dexter, →OCLC, page 27