Munsee edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Algonquian *eθkwe·wa ((young) woman). Cognate with Unami xkwe (young woman).

Noun edit

óxkweew (óxkwe·wanim (plural oxkwéewak, possessive ndoxkwéehum, obviative oxkwéewal)[1]

  1. woman

References edit

  1. ^ O'Meara, John (2014) “oxkweew”, in Delaware-English/English-Delaware Dictionary (Heritage), Toronto: University of Toronto Press, published 1996, →ISBN