neepun
Narragansett
Etymology
From Proto-Algonquian *ni·pen-. Compare Massachusett népun.[1]
Noun
néepun inan
- summer
- Synonym: quaqúsquan
Related terms
- neepunnakéeswush (literally “summer month”)
- neepúnnacup
References
- James Hammond Trumbull (1903), “népun”, in Natick Dictionary, Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, OCLC 1038122077, page 84
Further reading
- Roger Williams (1643) A Key into the Language of America, London: Gregory Dexter, OCLC 41412195, page 65
- F. O'Brien & J. Jennings (2001) Introduction to the Narragansett Language, Newport: Aquidneck Indian Council, LCCN 2001116679, page 108