Munsee

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Etymology

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From Proto-Algonquian *erenyiwa. Cognate with Unami lënu (man), Abenaki alnôba (man), Penobscot álənαpe (man).

Noun

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lúnuw (lúnəwanim (plural lunúwak, diminutive lunóosh, obviative lunúwal)[1]

  1. man

References

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