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Etymology
From Proto-Algonquian *eθkwe·wa (“(young)woman”).
Noun
xkwe anim (plural xkweyòk, obviative xkweyo, assntative singular xkweyo, absentative plural xkweyunka, diminutive xkwewtët, vocative xkwèchi, adjectival xkwei)
- woman, lady
- female
Derived terms
References
- Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005) “xkwe”, in Leneaux, Grant, Whritenour, Raymond, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project