Wiktionary

amoxkw

Munsee edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Algonquian *ameθkwa (“beaver”).[1] Cognate with Unami tëmakwe (“beaver”), Abenaki tmakwa (“beaver”), Penobscot tə̀mahkʷe (“beaver”).

Noun edit

amóxkw (amóxkw) anim (plural amóxkwak, diminutive amóxkwush, obviative amóxkwal)[2][1]

  1. beaver

References edit

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Goddard, Ives (1982) “The Historical Phonology of Munsee”, in International Journal of American Linguistics, volume 48, number 1, Chicago: The University of Chicago, →DOI, →JSTOR, page 37
  2. ^ O'Meara, John (2014) “amoxkw”, in Delaware-English/English-Delaware Dictionary (Heritage), Toronto: University of Toronto Press, published 1996, →ISBN
Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=amoxkw&oldid=75435578"