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Etymology
From kíhch- (“big”) + síipuw (“water”).
Noun
kíhtsiipuw (kíhtsi·pəw) inan (plural kihtsiipúwal, locative kihtsíipoong)[1]
- big river
Descendants
- → English: Kitchawan (< locative kihtsíipoong)
References
- ^ O'Meara, John (2014) “kihtsiipuw”, in Delaware-English/English-Delaware Dictionary (Heritage), Toronto: University of Toronto Press, published 1996, →ISBN