nulloquaso

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Narragansett[edit]

Etymology[edit]

May actually be Nipmuck since the sound /l/ is not commonly found in Narragansett.[1]

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun[edit]

nullóquaso

  1. my ward, pupil, charge (child, perhaps an orphan, entrusted to a guardian)

References[edit]

  1. ^ F. O'Brien & J. Jennings (2001) Introduction to the Narragansett Language[1], Newport: Aquidneck Indian Council, →LCCN, page 88

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