wuskeene

wuskeene

Narragansett

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *weški (“young, new”) or a related form.[1][2] Compare Plains Cree oski.

Noun

wuskeène (plural wuskeeneésuck)

1. youth (young person)

Related terms

• wuskéne (“young man”) (possibly the same word)
• wuskâukamuck (“new ground”)
• wuskokkamuckómeneash (“new ground corn”)
• wúskanuit (“new cloth”)
• wuskapéhana (“new traps”)

References

1. Hewson, John (2017), “*weški”, in Proto-Algonquian Online Dictionary, Carleton University, School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies
2. Hewson, John (2017), “*weškiniᐧk-”, in Proto-Algonquian Online Dictionary, Carleton University, School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

Further reading

• Roger Williams (1643) A Key into the Language of America, London: Gregory Dexter, OCLC 41412195, page 27
• F. O'Brien & J. Jennings (2001) Introduction to the Narragansett Language‎, Newport: Aquidneck Indian Council, LCCN 2001116679, page 86