kichize

Narragansett

Etymology

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Noun

kichize (plural kichîzuck)

1. old man

   Synonym: hômes

Declension

Declension of kichize (animate, 2 forms attested)

	singular	plural	locative
unpossessed	*kichiz kichize	kichîzuck	*kichiz-ick (-uck, -eck, -eg, -it, -ut)
possessed forms
first-person (my)	*n'kichiz	*n'kichiz-uck	*n'kichiz-ick (-uck, -eck, -eg, -it, -ut)
second-person (your)	*k'kichiz	*k'kichiz-uck	*k'kichiz-ick (-uck, -eck, -eg, -it, -ut)
third-person (his, her)	*w'kichiz	*w'kichiz-uck	*w'kichiz-ick (-uck, -eck, -eg, -it, -ut)

Further reading

• 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