mittummus
Narragansett
Etymology
Cognate to Massachusett mittamwus (“woman, wife”), Miami metaimsah (“woman”), Menominee mētamo (“woman”).[1] Compare reconstructed Proto-Algonquian *metemwa (“old woman”), *metemwehsihsa (“little old woman”).[2]
Usage notes
Given as mittámmus in some secondary sources.
Declension
References
- James Hammond Trumbull (1903), “mittamwus”, in Natick Dictionary, Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, →OCLC, page 60
- Hewson, John (2017) 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 28
- F. O'Brien & J. Jennings (2001) Introduction to the Narragansett Language, Newport: Aquidneck Indian Council, →LCCN, page 86
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