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Etymology
Possibly cognate with the first part of Penobscot kkákαpəss (“wampum bead”).
Noun
kèkw inan (plural kèkok)
- wampum bead
Derived terms
- kèkwi (“wampum (adjective)”)
References
- Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005) “kèkw”, in Leneaux, Grant, Whritenour, Raymond, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project