wullogana

Narragansett

Etymology

May actually be Nipmuck since the sound /l/ is not commonly found in Narragansett. Possibly the third-person possessed form of *-logana or *-ullogana (“wife”), i.e. "his wife".[1]

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Noun

wullógana

  1. wife
    Synonyms: mittúmmus, weéwo

Declension

References
  1. F. O'Brien & J. Jennings (2001) Introduction to the Narragansett Language‎, Newport: Aquidneck Indian Council, →LCCN, page 86

Further reading
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