seip

Narragansett

Alternative forms

(Stiles) sepe, sebe

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]

Noun

séip inan

river

Related terms

(diminutives) sepoêse, sepoêmese
sepûo

References

James Hammond Trumbull (1903) “sépu, séip, seep”, in Natick Dictionary, Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, →OCLC, page 148.
F. O'Brien & J. Jennings (2001) Introduction to the Narragansett Language‎, Newport: Aquidneck Indian Council, →LCCN, page 126

Further reading

Roger Williams (1643) A Key into the Language of America, London: Gregory Dexter, →OCLC, pages 75, 92

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