mittummus
Narragansett edit
Etymology edit
Cognate to Massachusett mittamwus (“woman, wife”), Miami metaimsah (“woman”), Menominee mētamo (“woman”).[1] Compare reconstructed Proto-Algonquian *metemwa (“old woman”), *metemwehsihsa (“little old woman”).[2]
Noun edit
mittúmmus
Usage notes edit
Given as mittámmus in some secondary sources.
Declension edit
References edit
- ^ James Hammond Trumbull (1903) “mittamwus”, in Natick Dictionary, Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, →OCLC, page 60
- ^ Hewson, John (2017) 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 28
- F. O'Brien & J. Jennings (2001) Introduction to the Narragansett Language[1], Newport: Aquidneck Indian Council, →LCCN, page 86