witchwhaw

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Narragansett

Etymology

Possibly related to wuchê (from), Massachusett wutcheu (he proceeds from, originates from).[1]

Possibly the third-person possessed form of *-itchwhaw (mother), i.e. "his mother".[2]

Noun

wítchwhaw

  1. mother
    Synonym: okásu

Declension

References

  1. ^ James Hammond Trumbull (1903) Natick Dictionary, Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, →OCLC, pages 208, 297
  2. ^ F. O'Brien & J. Jennings (2001) Introduction to the Narragansett Language, Newport: Aquidneck Indian Council, →LCCN, page 87

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