hopuònck

Narragansett

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *wexpwaˑkana. Cognates include Ojibwe opwaagan, Ottawa pwaagan, Potawatomi pwagen, Unami hupokàn, Powhatan apokan/vppocane/vhpoocan̄.

Noun

hopuònck

1. pipe

Notes

• form from Key into the language of America published by Roger Williams in 1643

References

• William Cowan, 1969, PA *a·, *k and *t in Narragansett, International Journal of American Linguistics, Vol. 35:1, pp. 28-33.