The Wampanoag met the Pilgrims at Plymouth Rock. The Wampanoag are still around!
Here are a few Wopanaak (Wampanoag) words:
Water: Nippe (nip- puh)
One: Aquit (a-kit)
Two: Nees (nees)
Words English borrowed from Wampanoag:
Pumpkin: Pôhpukun (ponh-pu-kun) ‘grows forth round’
Moccasin: Mahkus (mah-kus) ‘Covers the whole foot’
Skunk: Sukôk (su-konk) ‘Ejects body fluid’
Moose: M8s (moos) ‘moose’
Powwow: Pawâw (pa-waaw) ‘s/he is healing/heals (someone)’
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