weesummis
Narragansett
Etymology
Compare Massachusett weesumussoh (“his younger sister”) (?).[1]
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Noun
weésummis
- sister
- Synonym: wéticks
References
- James Hammond Trumbull (1903) Natick Dictionary, Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, OCLC 1038122077, pages 186, 322
Further reading
- Roger Williams (1643) A Key into the Language of America, London: Gregory Dexter, OCLC 41412195, page 29
- F. O'Brien & J. Jennings (2001) Introduction to the Narragansett Language, Newport: Aquidneck Indian Council, LCCN 2001116679, page 87