alànkw

Unami

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *aθa·nkwa (“star”). Cognate with Ojibwe anang, Mohegan-Pequot ayaks.

Noun

alànkw anim (plural alànkòk)

1. star

Derived terms

• opànalànkw

References

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