kihtuckquaw

Narragansett

Etymology

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Noun

kíhtuckquaw anim

1. marriageable virgin (woman)

Declension

Declension of kihtuckquaw (animate, 1 form attested)

	singular	plural	locative
unpossessed	kíhtuckquaw	*kihtuckquaw-og (-ock, -uck, -aug)	*kihtuckquaw-ick (-uck, -eck, -eg, -it, -ut)
possessed forms
first-person (my)	*n'kihtuckquaw	*n'kihtuckquaw-og (-ock, -uck, -aug)	*n'kihtuckquaw-ick (-uck, -eck, -eg, -it, -ut)
second-person (your)	*k'kihtuckquaw	*k'kihtuckquaw-og (-ock, -uck, -aug)	*k'kihtuckquaw-ick (-uck, -eck, -eg, -it, -ut)
third-person (his, her)	*w'kihtuckquaw	*w'kihtuckquaw-og (-ock, -uck, -aug)	*w'kihtuckquaw-ick (-uck, -eck, -eg, -it, -ut)

See also

• keegsquaw (“virgin, maiden”)

Further reading

• Roger Williams (1643) A Key into the Language of America, London: Gregory Dexter, →OCLC, page 29
• F. O'Brien & J. Jennings (2001) Introduction to the Narragansett Language‎^[1], Newport: Aquidneck Indian Council, →LCCN, page 88