kauposh
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Narragansett[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Perhaps from a root meaning "closed, protected". Compare Abenaki kabasa.[1][2]
Noun[edit]
kaúposh anim (plural kauposhaûog)
References[edit]
- ^ Joseph Laurent (1884) New Familiar Abenakis and English Dialogues, Quebec: Leger Brousseau, page 39
- ^ James Hammond Trumbull (1903) “*kaúposh”, in Natick Dictionary, Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, →OCLC, page 30
Further reading[edit]
- Roger Williams (1643) A Key into the Language of America, London: Gregory Dexter, →OCLC, page 114
- F. O'Brien & J. Jennings (2001) Introduction to the Narragansett Language[1], Newport: Aquidneck Indian Council, →LCCN, page 136