shoxamèkw

Unami

Etymology

• /shàxahk/ (prenoun): straight
• /-amèkw/ (root): fish

Noun

shoxamèkw anim (plural shoxamèkòk)

1. eel

References

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