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Etymology
A late 1700s variant (possibly Munsee) 'ptáhoweu' (he catches fish with a rod) is a clear cognate with Munsee ptáheew (“he hooks fish”), Massachusett puttawhau (“he catches (fish) by a snare”), and more distantly with Malecite-Passamaquoddy ptahma (“he hooks fish”) and Penobscot pə́thame (“he catches fish by hook”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Verb
wtahwe (animate intransitive)
- (animate, intransitive) he/she is catching (fish)
References
- Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005) “wtahwe”, in Leneaux, Grant, Whritenour, Raymond, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project
- Three Delaware Works Of The United Brethren: by David Zeisberger. (Late 1700s) Edited & Translated by Raymond Whritenour. (2014)