taquonck
Narragansett
Etymology
From Proto-Algonquian *takwaᐧkiwi.[1] Compare Lenape tachquoak, tachquoacu,[2] Ojibwe dagwaagin, Abenaki taguôgo.[3][4]
Noun
taquònck inan
- autumn, fall
Related terms
- taquontikéeswush (“harvest month”)
- taquónticup
References
- Hewson, John (2017), “*takwaᐧkiwi”, in Proto-Algonquian Online Dictionary, Carleton University, School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies
- Eben Norton Horsford, editor (1887) Zeisberger's Indian dictionary, Cambridge, MA: John Wilson and Son, OCLC 466293544, pages 16, 71
- Joseph Laurent (1884) New Familiar Abenakis and English Dialogues, Quebec: Leger Brousseau, page 18
- James Hammond Trumbull (1903), “*taquònck”, in Natick Dictionary, Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, OCLC 1038122077, page 159
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