wuskeene

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Narragansett

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *weški (“young, new”) or a related form.^[1]^[2] Compare Plains Cree oski.

Noun

wuskeène (plural wuskeeneésuck)

youth (young person)

Related terms

wuskéne (“young man”) (possibly the same word)
wuskâukamuck (“new ground”)
wuskokkamuckómeneash (“new ground corn”)
wúskanuit (“new cloth”)
wuskapéhana (“new traps”)

References

^ Hewson, John (2017) “*weški”, in Proto-Algonquian Online Dictionary, Carleton University, School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies
^ Hewson, John (2017) “*weškiniᐧk-”, in Proto-Algonquian Online Dictionary, Carleton University, School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

Further reading

Roger Williams (1643) A Key into the Language of America, London: Gregory Dexter, →OCLC, page 27
F. O'Brien & J. Jennings (2001) Introduction to the Narragansett Language‎, Newport: Aquidneck Indian Council, →LCCN, page 86

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