shiiwaapeekulush
Munsee
editEtymology
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Perhaps from Proto-Eastern Algonquian *šīwāp- (“blue”), from Proto-Algonquian *ši·wa·p-, compare Mohegan-Pequot siwôpisuw (“he is blue”), Cree sîpihko- (“blue”). Cognate with Unami chihopèkëlis (“bluebird”).
Noun
editshiiwaapeekulush anim
References
edit- O'Meara, John (2014) “shiiwaapeekulush”, in Delaware-English/English-Delaware Dictionary (Heritage), Toronto: University of Toronto Press, published 1996, →ISBN