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Etymology
From Proto-Algonquian *nekwiʔsa (“my son”). Synchronically analyzable as:
- /n-/: 1st person singular possessive prefix
- /-kwis-: son
Cognate with Munsee ngwíssus (“my son”), Ojibwe ningozis (“my son”), Ojibwe ningwizis (“my son”), Mi'kmaq ngwiss (“my son”), Malecite-Passamaquoddy nqoss (“my son”), Cree ᓂᑯᓯᐢ (nikosis, “my son”), Southern East Cree ᓂᑯᔅ (nikos, “my son”), Northern East Cree ᓂᑯᓯᔅ (nikosis, “my son”), Montagnais nikuss (“my son”), Fox nekwitha (“my son”).
Noun
nkwis (diminutive nkwitët, vocative nkwistuk, plural nkwisàk, absentative nkwisa)
- (dependent noun) first-person singular pos of kwis (“son”) my son
Usage notes
Dependent noun stems cannot be used without prefixes or suffixes.
Derived terms
References
- Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005) “nkwis”, in Leneaux, Grant, Whritenour, Raymond, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project