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Etymology
From Proto-Algonquian *e·rikwa (“ant”). Cognate with Unami èlikwës (“ant”), Abenaki alikws (“ant”), Penobscot ènikʷəss (“ant”).
Noun
eelíikwus (e·lí·kwəs) anim
- ant
References
- O'Meara, John (2014) “eeliikwus”, in Delaware-English/English-Delaware Dictionary (Heritage), Toronto: University of Toronto Press, published 1996, →ISBN"