Wampanoag Crops Vocabulary

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Ewáchim-neash - corn

Wawéekanash -sweet corn

Scannémeneash - seed corn

Wompiscannémeneash - white seed corn

Aníttash - rotten corn

Mususqussêdash - beans

Askútasq (pl., askutasquash) - a squash; also a cucumber (literally “vine apple”)

Pompion - a pumpkin

Monskotos (pl., monskotosquash) - a melon

Ohosketámuk - a watermelon

Quonoask (pl., quonoasquash) - a gourd

Masaûnock - flax

Asháppock - hemp

Wuttàmmauog - tobacco (literally “what they drink”)

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