seip
Narragansett
Etymology
From Proto-Algonquian *si·pi·wi or *si·po·wi. Compare Massachusett sépu, séip, seep.[1] One source explains this as being formed from se- ("extend") + -pe ("water").[2]
Related terms
- (diminutives) sepoêse, sepoêmese
- sepûo
References
- James Hammond Trumbull (1903), “sépu, séip, seep”, in Natick Dictionary, Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, OCLC 1038122077, page 148.
- F. O'Brien & J. Jennings (2001) Introduction to the Narragansett Language, Newport: Aquidneck Indian Council, LCCN 2001116679, page 126
Further reading
- Roger Williams (1643) A Key into the Language of America, London: Gregory Dexter, OCLC 41412195, pages 75, 92
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