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Etymology
From Proto-Algonquian *wi·kiwa·ʔmi. Cognate with Abenaki wigwôm.
Pronunciation
Noun
wikëwam inan (plural wikwahëma, locative wikwahëmink, diminutive wikëwamtët)
- (a) house
References
- Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005) “wikëwam”, in Leneaux, Grant, Whritenour, Raymond, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project