seip

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Narragansett

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Algonquian *si·pi·wi or *si·po·wi. Compare Massachusett sépu, séip, seep.[1] One source explains this as being formed from se- ("extend") + -pe ("water").[2]

Noun

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séip inan

  1. river
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References

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  1. ^ James Hammond Trumbull (1903) “sépu, séip, seep”, in Natick Dictionary, Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, →OCLC, page 148.
  2. ^ F. O'Brien & J. Jennings (2001) Introduction to the Narragansett Language‎[1], Newport: Aquidneck Indian Council, →LCCN, page 126

Further reading

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