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Coastal
Algonquian Vocabulary
Croatoan Words
The following was submitted
by Scott Dawson (Hatteras). The extended definitions first four words were
provided by Dr. Blair A. Rudes.
Paquiwoc is the oldest name we
have for the village where Avon sits today. It means ‘people of the
shallows’ [pa:kwe - shallow – (w)ak is the
animated plural (= people of)]
Kinnakeet next appears on maps in the same place as Paquiwoc and
is derived from the Algonquian word Kinahkink, which means
‘sharp-land-place’ or ‘land jetting into something’ ie
Pamlico Sound. The distortion of –ink into eet in English spelling is not
unusual. Ahyny means ‘the flats’ so Kinnakeet is flat
land that jets into something.
Croatoan is the English spelling of kurawoten pronounced (kuh-ra-woe-tain),
which means ‘talking or council town.' It is possible that
it could be from the word kuroten which means main town or
permanent town. The later English spelling of Croatan sounds more like
the 'kuroten' word and archeological research suggests that a permanent village
has been in Buxton since 400ad.
Wokokon seems to come from Woccon which means sacred or
powerful and refers to Ocracoke Island. Ocracoke’s meaning is a mystery
but the suffix ‘oke’ makes it a plural word.
Wassador - metal
Uppowoc - tobacco, or to smoke
Chingwusso - channel bass
Tesicqueo - king snake
Crenepos - women
Manteo - to snatch
Wanchese - to take flight off of water
Roanoke - shell money necklaces
Dasamonquepeu - peninsula
Pamlico - shallow water (not confirmed)
Win-gan-a-coa - you are wearing nice clothes
Ka ka torawirocs yowo - How is this called?
Raccoon - to scratch
Opossum - to carry in a pouch
Winauk - sassafras
Pagatowr - corn
Oonossa - pine tree
Umpe (nupuy) - water
Wiroans - leader, chief
Machicomuck - temple
Kew’as - God
Kew’asowock - Gods
Popogusso - Hell
Okindgier - beans
Wickonzowr - peas
Renapoke - mainlander
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