Munsee edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Algonquian *atehkwa (reindeer, caribou). Cognate with Unami ahtuhw (deer), Mahican ahtóhw (deer), Penobscot átohke (deer).

Noun edit

atóh anim (plural atóhwak, diminutive atóhwush, obviative atóhwal)[1]

  1. deer

References edit

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