Narragansett
English
Noun
Narragansett (plural Narragansetts or Narragansett)
- A member of an Algonquian Native American tribe that formerly inhabited the shores of Narragansett Bay.
Proper noun
Narragansett
- The extinct Algonquian language that was spoken by this tribe.
- A town in Rhode Island.
See also
- Wiktionary’s coverage of Narragansett terms
References
- “Narragansetts”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Further reading
- ISO 639-3 code xnt (SIL)
- Ethnologue entry for Narragansett, xnt
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