hwakees
Munsee
editEtymology
editUncertain; perhaps from Proto-Algonquian *wehake·s (“bark”). Cognate with Unami hòkès (“bark”), Mohegan-Pequot hákáts (“outer bark”).
Noun
edithwákees anim (plural hwakéesak, locative hwakéesung, obviative hwakéesal)[1]