Munsee

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Etymology

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From Proto-Algonquian *ašiškiwi. Cognate with Unami sisku (mud), Abenaki azesko (mud), Penobscot ásəsko (mud).

Noun

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ăsíiskuw (ăsí·skəwinan (locative ăsíiskoong)[1]

  1. mud

Descendants

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  • English: Cisqua

References

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