mwekane

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Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with Munsee mwaakaneew (dog).

Noun

mwekane anim (plural mwekàneyok, obviative mwekàneyo, diminutive mwekanètët, adjectival mwekànei, plural absentative mwekàneyunkahke)

  1. dog

Derived terms

References

  • Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005) “mwekane”, in Leneaux, Grant, Whritenour, Raymond, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project