amëwe

Unami

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *a·mo·wa.

Noun

amëwe anim (plural amëweyok, adjectival amëwei)

1. bee

Derived terms

• tùkòmëwe (“bumble bee”)
• amëweikaon (“beehive”)
• amëwei shukël (“honey”)

Related terms

• pèpxshuwès (“sweat bee”)

References

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