• A papoose (from the Algonquian papoos, meaning "child") is an English loanword whose present meaning is "an American Indian child" (regardless of tribe). The word came originally from the Narragansett.

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• In the United Kingdom, a papoose is a device used to carry a child, similar to a rucksack; unlike rucksacks, papooses can be worn on either the front or the back. Papooses are sometimes considered to be an unsafe way to transport a child, as if the adult trips or falls, the child can be crushed.

• The Papoose was a fuel tanker built in 1921 by the Southwestern Shipping Company in San Pedro, California. It was originally known as the Silvanus and was under Dutch ownership when in 1926 it collided with the tanker Thomas H. Wheeler in the Mississippi River resulting in the death of 26 seamen. The Silvanus was declared a total loss and rebuilt in Beaumont, Texas. It started operating as the Papoose for the Petroleum Navigation Company in Houston, Texas in March 1927. In March 1942, it was sunk by a German U-boat, the U-124 off the coast of Cape Lookout, North Carolina where its wreck can still be seen today.

• Papoose is also the name of an American rapper.

• Papoose is also the name of a small Guitar. which has the sound comparred to the mandoline. it's tuning is different then that of a regualr guitar. it's tuning is in the Key of A comparred to the guitar's E. eg regular guitar is "EADGBE" so a Papoose is "ADGBEA"

• Papoose is also the Greek word for grandfather, παππούς.

The Algonquian languages are a subfamily of Native American languages that includes most of the languages in the Algic language family (others are Wiyot and Yurok of northwestern California). ... A loanword is a word directly taken into one language from another with little or no translation. ... This article is the current U.S. Collaboration of the Week. ... A tribe, viewed historically or developmentally, consists of a social group existing before the development of, or outside of, states, though some modern theorists hold that contemporary tribes can only be understood in terms of their relationship to states. ... The Narragansett tribe, or more accurately Nahahiganseck Sovereign Nation, are a Native American tribe who controlled the area surrounding Narragansett Bay in present-day Rhode Island, and also portions of Connecticut, and eastern Massachusetts. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wiktionary is a Wikimedia Foundation project intended to be a free wiki dictionary (hence: Wiktionary) (including thesaurus and lexicon) in every language. ... A backpack A backpack is, in its simplest form, a cloth sack carried on ones back and secured with two straps that go over the shoulders and below the armpits. ... San Pedro is a community within Los Angeles, California, annexed in 1909 and a major seaport of the area. ... The Mississippi River, derived from the old Ojibwe word misi-ziibi meaning great river (gichi-ziibi big river at its headwaters), is the second-longest river in the United States; the longest is the Missouri River, which flows into the Mississippi. ... Flag Location Location in the state of Texas Coordinates , Government Counties Jefferson County Mayor Guy Goodson Geographical characteristics Area     City 222. ... Flag Seal Nickname: Space City Location Location in the state of Texas Coordinates , Government Counties Harris County Fort Bend County Montgomery County Mayor Bill White Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,558 km²  (601. ... Cape Lookout appears left of center near the bottom of this view of North Carolina Coast. ... Shamele Mackie (born 1979) more known by his stage name Papoose (also known as the Lyrical One), is a rapper who was born in Africa and raised in the Bed-Stuy section of Brooklyn. ...

External links

• List of American Indian loan-words into English
• An online papoose store
• The wreck of the Papoose
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