shëwanamèkw

Unami

Etymology

• /shëwan/ (prefix): salty
• /-amèkw/ (final): fish

Noun

shëwanamèkw anim (plural shëwanamèkòk, adjectival shëwanamèkwi)

1. shad, Alosa sapidissima

Related terms

• Shëwanamèkwi Kishux

References

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