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Munsee
Etymology
From Proto-Algonquian *ameθkwa (“beaver”). Cognate with Unami tëmakwe (“beaver”), Abenaki tmakwa (“beaver”), Penobscot tə̀mahkʷe (“beaver”).
Noun
amóxkw (amóxkw) anim (plural amóxkwak, diminutive amóxkwush, obviative amóxkwal)
- beaver
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Goddard, Ives (1982) “The Historical Phonology of Munsee”, in International Journal of American Linguistics, volume 48, number 1, Chicago: The University of Chicago, →DOI, →JSTOR, page 37
- ^ O'Meara, John (2014) “amoxkw”, in Delaware-English/English-Delaware Dictionary (Heritage), Toronto: University of Toronto Press, published 1996, →ISBN