lòkëwe

Unami

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *weϴaᐧkw- (“yesterday”). Cognate with Penobscot wə̀lαkəwe (“yesterday”), Mohegan-Pequot wiyôko (“yesterday”), Munsee wŭláakwe (“yesterday”).

Noun

lòkëwe inan

1. yesterday

References

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