Narragansett

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Etymology

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Equivalent to osh (father) +‎ -ese (diminutive suffix). Compare Massachusett wussisses.[1]

Noun

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wússese

  1. uncle

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ James Hammond Trumbull (1903) Natick Dictionary, Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, →OCLC, pages 207, 338

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