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wampumpeag
wampumpeag Now rare. (ˈwɒmpəmˌpiːg) Forms: α. 7 wampampeag, -peage, -peague, -peak(e, wampam pieg, wampanpeage, -peak, wampompeag(e, -peke, wampumpeage, -peak, wauompeg, wompampeag, wompompeag, 7–8 wampompeak, 8 wampomeag, wampompag, wampumpeg, 9 wampumpeag. β. 7 wampompeal. [Adopted (in 16–17th c.)...
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Wampum
Linguistic origin
The term wampum is a shortening of wampumpeag, which is derived from the Massachusett or Narragansett word meaning "white strings of The term wampum (or wampumpeag) initially referred only to the white beads which are made of the inner spiral or columella of the channeled whelk shell
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Shinnecock Indian Nation
Although other New England tribes produced wampumpeag, the Indians of Long Island are reputed to have made the best. The Europeans quickly learned the value of the Shinnecock wampumpeag in a trade with other tribes.
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wampum
wampum Chiefly Hist. (ˈwɒmpəm) Also 7 wompam, 7–8 wampam, wampom, 8 wompom. [See wampumpeag. Cf. F. wampoum (Littré Suppl.).] 1. Cylindrical beads made from the ends of shells rubbed down, polished, and threaded on strings, which were often combined to form bracelets, belts, collars, etc. See peag, ...
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Massachusett Pidgin
wampumpeag, 'money,' from Massachusett () , 'white shell beads.' The colonists mistakenly thought the strung beads of wampum were currency.
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peag
peag, peak (piːg, piːk) Also 7 peage, peauge, peacke. [Orig. pē-ag, ad. Massachusetts Indian piak, pl. of pi (= Abnaki biak, bi), a strung bead of shell-money; found in wampumpeag (in Rasles Abnaki Dict. 1691 wanbanbi-ak); f. Massach. Ind. wompi (Delaware wapi) white + piak.] Beads made from the end...
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Massachusett Pidgin English
string of wampum, from Massachusett wampumpeag, () , 'strung white beads' or 'strings of white beads.'
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List of English words from Indigenous languages of the Americas
Wampum (definition) Earlier "wampumpeag", from Massachusett, and meaning "white strings [of beads]" (c.f.
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贝壳串珠
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“Wampum”一词为“wampumpeag”的缩写,源自马萨诸塞语或纳拉干西特语,意思是“白色贝壳珠子”。16世纪初,殖民者在今纽约州附近的地区发现了这种东西。传说中,易洛魁联盟的创建者海华沙是贝壳串珠的创造者,起初是用它来记录信息。
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