miimiiw

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Munsee

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Etymology

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From Proto-Algonquian *wemiᐧmiᐧwa (“pigeon”). Cognate with Unami amimi (“pigeon”).

Noun

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míimiiw anim (plural miimíiwak, obviative miimíiwal)

  1. pigeon, mourning dove

References

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  • O'Meara, John (2014) “míimiiw”, in Delaware-English/English-Delaware Dictionary (Heritage), Toronto: University of Toronto Press, published 1996, →ISBN
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