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Etymology
From Proto-Algonquian *ši·w- (“salt”). Cognate with Unami shëwi (“salt”), Abenaki siwan (“salt”), Menominee seᐧwehtaᐧkan (“salt”), Ojibwe ši·wihta·kani (“salt”), from Proto-Algonquian *ši·witta·kan (“salt”).
Noun
shíiwang (ší·wang) inan[1]
- salt
References
- ^ O'Meara, John (2014) “shiiwang”, in Delaware-English/English-Delaware Dictionary (Heritage), Toronto: University of Toronto Press, published 1996, →ISBN