waucho
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Narragansett[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Algonquian *wačyiwi (“hill”).[1] Compare Massachusett wadchu (“mountain”),[2] Menominee wacēw, Unami ahchu, Plains Cree waciy.
Noun[edit]
wauchò inan (plural wauchóash)
Declension[edit]
Declension of waucho (inanimate, 2 forms attested)
singular | plural | locative | |
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unpossessed | wauchò | wauchóash | *waucho-ick (-uck, -eck, -eg, -it, -ut) |
possessed forms | |||
first-person (my) | *n'waucho | *n'waucho-ash | *n'waucho-ick (-uck, -eck, -eg, -it, -ut) |
second-person (your) | *k'waucho | *k'waucho-ash | *k'waucho-ick (-uck, -eck, -eg, -it, -ut) |
third-person (his, her) | *w'waucho | *w'waucho-ash | *w'waucho-ick (-uck, -eck, -eg, -it, -ut) |
References[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- Roger Williams (1643) A Key into the Language of America, London: Gregory Dexter, →OCLC, page 26