shkakw

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Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *šeka·kwa.

Pronunciation

Noun

shkakw anim (plural shkakok)

  1. skunk

References

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