hopuònck

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Narragansett[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Algonquian *wexpwaˑkana. Cognates include Ojibwe opwaagan, Ottawa pwaagan, Potawatomi pwagen, Unami hupokàn, Powhatan apokan/vppocane/vhpoocan̄.

Noun[edit]

hopuònck

  1. pipe

Notes[edit]

  • form from Key into the language of America published by Roger Williams in 1643

References[edit]

  • William Cowan, 1969, PA *a·, *k and *t in Narragansett, International Journal of American Linguistics, Vol. 35:1, pp. 28-33.