sequan
Narragansett
Etymology
From Proto-Algonquian *siᐧkwanwi.[1] Compare Massachusett sequan,[2] Abenaki siguan,[3] Lenape siquon,[4] Ojibwe ziigwan, Mi'kmaq siggw.[5]
Verb
séquan (inanimate intransitive)
- (it is) spring (season)
Related terms
- sequanakéeswush (literally “spring month”)
- sequanamauquock (literally “spring fish”)
- saséquacup
References
- Hewson, John (2017), “*siᐧkwanwi”, in Proto-Algonquian Online Dictionary, Carleton University, School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies
- James Hammond Trumbull (1903), “sequan”, in Natick Dictionary, Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, OCLC 1038122077, page 148
- Joseph Laurent (1884) New Familiar Abenakis and English Dialogues, Quebec: Leger Brousseau, page 18
- Eben Norton Horsford, editor (1887) Zeisberger's Indian dictionary, Cambridge, MA: John Wilson and Son, OCLC 466293544, page 181
- “siggw”, in Mi'gmaq/Mi'kmaq Online Talking Dictionary, 1997–2023
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