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Narragansett
Noun
waumpmunch inan pl
- Alternative form of wómpimineash (“chestnuts”)
Usage notes
According to Cowan, the form is actually plural, although glossed as singular by Stiles.
Further reading
- William Cowan (1973) “Narragansett 126 years after”, in International Journal of American Linguistics, volume 39, number 1, →ISSN, page 10
- James Hammond Trumbull (1903) “chestnut”, in Natick Dictionary, Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, →OCLC, page 233