kèkw

Unami

Etymology

Possibly cognate with the first part of Penobscot kkákαpəss (“wampum bead”).

Noun

kèkw inan (plural kèkok)

1. wampum bead

Derived terms

• kèkwi (“wampum (adjective)”)

References

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