miimiiw

Munsee

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *wemiᐧmiᐧwa (“pigeon”). Cognate with Unami amimi (“pigeon”).

Noun

míimiiw anim (plural miimíiwak, obviative miimíiwal)

1. pigeon, mourning dove

References

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