> o siyo!
> i overhear 'mr. rogers' on pbs 'tell' my grand-daughter that papoose is
> what native americans call their babies. does anyone know the origin of
> the word? if it is a native word. what language.
> wado
>
The American Heritage says it is Narragansett from papoos (with a grave
accent over the second "o").
yoroshiku
Benjamin Barrett