weewo
Narragansett
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Algonquian *wiᐧwiwa or a related form.[1] Compare Ojibwe -wiiw (“wife”),[2] Lenape wìwall (“his wife”).[3]
Noun
editweéwo
Declension
editDeclension of weewo (animate, 3 forms attested)
| singular | plural | locative | |
|---|---|---|---|
| unpossessed | weéwo | *weewo-og (-ock, -uck, -aug) | *weewo-ick (-uck, -eck, -eg, -it, -ut) |
| possessed forms | |||
| first-person (my) | nowéewo | *n'weewo-og (-ock, -uck, -aug) | *n'weewo-ick (-uck, -eck, -eg, -it, -ut) |
| second-person (your) | cowéewo | *k'weewo-og (-ock, -uck, -aug) | *k'weewo-ick (-uck, -eck, -eg, -it, -ut) |
| third-person (his, her) | *w'weewo | *w'weewo-og (-ock, -uck, -aug) | *w'weewo-ick (-uck, -eck, -eg, -it, -ut) |
References
edit- ^ Hewson, John (2017) “*wiᐧwiwa”, in Proto-Algonquian Online Dictionary, Carleton University, School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies
- ^ Nora Livesay and John D. Nichols, editors (2012-2021), “-wiiw”, in Ojibwe People's Dictionary[1], University of Minnesota
- ^ Eben Norton Horsford, editor (1887), Zeisberger's Indian dictionary, Cambridge, MA: John Wilson and Son, →OCLC, page 231
Further reading
edit- Roger Williams (1643) A Key into the Language of America, London: Gregory Dexter, →OCLC, page 28
- F. O'Brien & J. Jennings (2001) Introduction to the Narragansett Language[2], Newport: Aquidneck Indian Council, →LCCN, page 86