http://www.wordnik.com/lists/from-the-algonquin-et-al.xml Words derived from the innumerable languages of native Americans and the First Nations of Canada. I want to shine some light on this underexposed etymological background to so many common (and some less common) words. http://www.wordnik.com http://www.wordnik.com/words/narraganset Wed, 23 Sep 2009 02:34:14 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/narraganset http://www.wordnik.com/words/illiniwek Wed, 23 Sep 2009 01:35:34 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/illiniwek http://www.wordnik.com/words/sannup Wed, 23 Sep 2009 01:31:02 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/sannup http://www.wordnik.com/words/missouri Tue, 22 Sep 2009 05:11:48 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/missouri http://www.wordnik.com/words/connecticut Tue, 22 Sep 2009 05:10:58 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/connecticut http://www.wordnik.com/words/roanoke Tue, 22 Sep 2009 05:05:06 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/roanoke http://www.wordnik.com/words/cuttawhisikie Tue, 22 Sep 2009 05:04:30 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/cuttawhisikie http://www.wordnik.com/words/wiyot Tue, 22 Sep 2009 04:35:32 +0000 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