Wampanoag
Wampanoag
Definition
Wam·pa·noag (wäm′pə nō′ag′)
noun pl. Wampanoag -·ag′ or Wampanoags -·ags′
- a member of a loosely confederated group of Algonquian peoples in SE Massachusetts or their present-day descendants
- the extinct language of these peoples, comprising several dialects of Massachusett
Etymology: Narragansett, lit., people of the east
