wenise

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Narragansett[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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Possibly meaning "a little bent over", the -se ending indicating the diminutive.[1]

Noun[edit]

wénise (plural wenîsuck)

  1. old woman

Declension[edit]

Declension of wenise (animate, 2 forms attested)
singular plural locative
unpossessed *wenis
wénise		 wenîsuck *wenis-ick (-uck, -eck, -eg, -it, -ut)
possessed forms
first-person (my) *n'wenis *n'wenis-uck *n'wenis-ick (-uck, -eck, -eg, -it, -ut)
second-person (your) *k'wenis *k'wenis-uck *k'wenis-ick (-uck, -eck, -eg, -it, -ut)
third-person (his, her) *w'wenis *w'wenis-uck *w'wenis-ick (-uck, -eck, -eg, -it, -ut)

References[edit]

  1. ^ F. O'Brien & J. Jennings (2001) Introduction to the Narragansett Language‎[1], Newport: Aquidneck Indian Council, →LCCN, page 86

Further reading[edit]

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