Narragansett / ˌ n æ r ə ˈ ɡ æ n s ɪ t / is an Algonquian language formerly spoken in most of what is today Rhode Island by the Narragansett people . It was closely related to the other Algonquian languages of southern New England like Massachusett and Mohegan-Pequot . The earliest study of the language in English was by Roger Williams , founder of the Rhode Island colony, in his book A Key Into the Language of America (1643).
5-634: Papoose (from the Narragansett papoos , meaning "child") is an American English word whose present meaning is "a Native American child" (regardless of tribe ) or, even more generally, any child, usually used as a term of endearment, often in the context of the child's mother. In 1643, Roger Williams recorded the word in his A Key into the Language of America , helping to popularize it. Cradle boards and other child carriers used by Native Americans are known by various names. In Algonquin history,
10-588: A "Y-dialect", similar enough to the "N-dialects" of the Massachusett and Wampanoag to be mutually intelligible. Other Y-dialects include the Shinnecock and Pequot languages spoken historically by tribes on Long Island and in Connecticut, respectively. In the 17th century, Roger Williams , a co-founder of Rhode Island, learned the tribe's language. He documented it in his 1643 work, A Key Into
15-735: The Salt Pond in Washington County . Traditionally the tribe spoke the Narragansett language, a member of the Algonquian language family . The language became almost entirely extinct during the centuries of European colonization in New England through cultural assimilation . The tribe has begun language revival efforts, based on early-20th-century books and manuscripts, and new teaching programs. The Narragansett spoke
20-518: The Language of America . Williams gave the tribe's name as Nanhigganeuck . American English has absorbed a number of loan words from Narragansett and other closely related languages, such as Wampanoag and Massachusett. Such words include quahog , moose , papoose , powwow , squash , and succotash . According to Dr. Frank Waabu O'Brien, who has taught the language for the Aquidneck Indian Council, "Narragansett
25-494: The term papoose is sometimes used to refer to a child carrier. However, there are many different terms among the 573 federally recognized tribes, nations, and communities. This article relating to the Indigenous peoples of North America is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Narragansett language The word narragansett means, literally, '(people) of the small point'. The "point" may be located on
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