tëmakwe

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Etymology

Cognate with Mohegan-Pequot tumôhq, Massachusett tummunk, Algonquin amik, Ojibwe amik, Cree amisk, Montagnais amishkᵘ, Potawatomi mek

Noun

tëmakwe

  1. beaver

Descendants

  • → English: Jamaica, Queens
  • → English: Tamaqua

References

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