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单词 nnin
释义

nnin

Narragansett

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *erenyiwa (see for cognates). According to Trumbull, signifying something like "he is like myself", related to the pronoun neèn (I, me)[1][2]

Noun

nnìn (plural nnínnuog)

  1. man
    Synonym: skeétomp

Usage notes

Used for people of the same tribe, not foreigners.[3]

  • nínnuock
  • ninnimissinûwock
  • enìn

References

  1. James Hammond Trumbull (1903), “*nnìn”, in Natick Dictionary, Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, OCLC 1038122077, page 86
  2. James Hammond Trumbull (1871), On Algonkin Names for Man”, in Transactions of the American Philological Association, volume 2, DOI:10.2307/310281, ISSN 0271-4442
  3. F. O'Brien & J. Jennings (2001) Introduction to the Narragansett Language, Newport: Aquidneck Indian Council, LCCN 2001116679, page 86

Further reading

  • Roger Williams (1643) A Key into the Language of America, London: Gregory Dexter, OCLC 41412195, page 27
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