namaus
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Narragansett
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Algonquian *name·ʔsa. Compare Massachusett namohs.[1]
Noun
[edit]namaùs anim (plural namaùssuck or namaũsuck)
References
[edit]- ^ James Hammond Trumbull (1903) “namohs”, in Natick Dictionary, Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, →OCLC, page 75
Further reading
[edit]- Roger Williams (1643) A Key into the Language of America, London: Gregory Dexter, →OCLC, page 113
- F. O'Brien & J. Jennings (2001) Introduction to the Narragansett Language[1], Newport: Aquidneck Indian Council, →LCCN, page 136