wuskeene
Narragansett
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Algonquian *weški (“young, new”) or a related form.[1][2] Compare Plains Cree oski.
Noun
[edit]wuskeène (plural wuskeeneésuck)
- youth (young person)
Related terms
[edit]- wuskéne (“young man”) (possibly the same word)
- wuskâukamuck (“new ground”)
- wuskokkamuckómeneash (“new ground corn”)
- wúskanuit (“new cloth”)
- wuskapéhana (“new traps”)
References
[edit]- ^ Hewson, John (2017) “*weški”, in Proto-Algonquian Online Dictionary, Carleton University, School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies
- ^ Hewson, John (2017) “*weškiniᐧk-”, in Proto-Algonquian Online Dictionary, Carleton University, School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies
Further reading
[edit]- Roger Williams (1643) A Key into the Language of America, London: Gregory Dexter, →OCLC, page 27
- F. O'Brien & J. Jennings (2001) Introduction to the Narragansett Language[1], Newport: Aquidneck Indian Council, →LCCN, page 86