èlikwës

Unami

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *e·rikwa (“ant”).

Noun

èlikwës anim (plural èlikwsàk)

1. ant

Derived terms

• èlikwsikaon

References

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