wikëwam

Unami

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *wi·kiwa·ʔmi. Cognate with Abenaki wigwôm.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈwikəwam]

Noun

wikëwam inan (plural wikwahëma, locative wikwahëmink, diminutive wikëwamtët)

1. (a) house

Related terms

• wikhao
• wikhe
• wiku

 

References

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