Massachusett (Wôpanâak) Word of the Day:

mauem∞onk /mawimwãk/ “mourning”

Derived from an extension of Proto-Algonquian *mawiwa “ to weep” and the nominalizing suffix -onk /-ãk/

Watch the 53rd National Day of Mourning #NDOM2022 at Plymouth Rock here:

https://youtu.be/3VZpy2GhNxc