-
jewelry based on
their own concepts. The term
wampum is a
shortening of
wampumpeag,
which is
derived from the M****achusett or
Narragansett word
meaning "white...
- Pennsylvania. Like the
other Native peoples of Long Island, the Shinne**** made
wampumpeag (wampum), s****
beads strung onto
threads that were used as currency,...
-
Ojibwe */otoːlipiː/ (modern odoonibii).
Wampum (definition)
Earlier "
wampumpeag", from M****achusett, and
meaning "white
strings [of beads]" (c.f. Maliseet:...
- mokus/(mahkus). netop, 'my friend.' From netomp/(neetôp). peag, 'money,'
short for
wampumpeag,
referring to the s****
beads confused for
money by the
English settlers...
- M****achusett
onkuppe (ôhkupee) /ãhkəpiː/.
string of wampum, from M****achusett
wampumpeag,
wampumpeage (wôpôpeeak) /wãpãpiːak/, 'strung
white beads' or 'strings...
- 'good,' from M****achusett wunnégen (wun****un) /wəniːkən/, 'it is good.'
wampumpeag, 'money,' from M****achusett
wampumpeage (wôpôpeeak) /wãpãpiːak/, 'white...
