papoos
Narragansett
Alternative forms
- (Gatschet) pápūs
Etymology
Meaning "(he is) very small", cf. Massachusett [Term?][1]
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Noun
papoòs
- child
Declension
Declension of papoos (animate, 3 forms attested)
singular | plural | locative | |
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unpossessed | papoòs | *papoos-og (-ock, -uck, -aug) | *papoos-ick (-uck, -eck, -eg, -it, -ut) |
possessed forms | |||
first-person (my) | nippápoos | *n'papoos-og (-ock, -uck, -aug) | *n'papoos-ick (-uck, -eck, -eg, -it, -ut) |
second-person (your) | cuppáppoos | *k'papoos-og (-ock, -uck, -aug) | *k'papoos-ick (-uck, -eck, -eg, -it, -ut) |
third-person (his, her) | *w'papoos | *w'papoos-og (-ock, -uck, -aug) | *w'papoos-ick (-uck, -eck, -eg, -it, -ut) |
References
- James Hammond Trumbull (1903) Natick Dictionary, Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, OCLC 1038122077, pages 117, 121, 281.
Further reading
- Roger Williams (1643) A Key into the Language of America, London: Gregory Dexter, OCLC 41412195, page 28
- F. O'Brien & J. Jennings (2001) Introduction to the Narragansett Language, Newport: Aquidneck Indian Council, LCCN 2001116679, page 87