sàktùkw

Unami

Etymology

Cognate with Malecite-Passamaquoddy sikuskoss (“tick”). Possibly cognate with Ojibwe ezigaa (“tick”), Potawatomi ézhgak, Menominee otāsekom.

Noun

sàktùkw anim (plural sàktùkok)

1. tick

References

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