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Etymology
From Proto-Algonquian *eθkwe·wa (“(young) woman”). Cognate with Unami xkwe (“young woman”).
Noun
óxkweew (óxkwe·w) anim (plural oxkwéewak, possessive ndoxkwéehum, obviative oxkwéewal)[1]
- woman
References
- ^ O'Meara, John (2014) “oxkweew”, in Delaware-English/English-Delaware Dictionary (Heritage), Toronto: University of Toronto Press, published 1996, →ISBN