nippauus
Narragansett
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editEtymology
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Compare Massachusett nepáus, nepáuz.[1]
Noun
editnippaûus anim
References
edit- ^ James Hammond Trumbull (1903) “nepáus, -páuz”, in Natick Dictionary, Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, →OCLC, page 84
Further reading
edit- Roger Williams (1643) A Key into the Language of America, London: Gregory Dexter, →OCLC, pages 66, 125
- F. O'Brien & J. Jennings (2001) Introduction to the Narragansett Language[1], Newport: Aquidneck Indian Council, →LCCN, page 108