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Narragansett
Etymology
The -ng- remains unexplained, being found neither in Stiles' Hebrew spelling nor the spelling given by Roger Williams.
Noun
neshuongok anim pl
- Alternative form of neeshaũog (“eels”)
Further reading
- William Cowan (1973) “Narragansett 126 years after”, in International Journal of American Linguistics, volume 39, number 1, →ISSN, page 9
- James Hammond Trumbull (1903) “eels”, in Natick Dictionary, Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, →OCLC, page 251