nnin
Narragansett
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Algonquian *erenyiwa (see for cognates). According to Trumbull, signifying something like "he is like myself", related to the pronoun neèn (“I, me”)[1][2]
Noun
editnnìn (plural nnínnuog)
Usage notes
editUsed for people of the same tribe, not foreigners.[3]
Related terms
editReferences
edit- ^ James Hammond Trumbull (1903) “*nnìn”, in Natick Dictionary, Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, →OCLC, page 86
- ^ James Hammond Trumbull (1871) “On Algonkin Names for Man”, in Transactions of the American Philological Association, volume 2, , →ISSN
- ^ F. O'Brien & J. Jennings (2001) Introduction to the Narragansett Language[1], Newport: Aquidneck Indian Council, →LCCN, page 86
Further reading
edit- Roger Williams (1643) A Key into the Language of America, London: Gregory Dexter, →OCLC, page 27