pëmawsuwakàn

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Etymology[edit]

From

Cognate with Malecite-Passamaquoddy pomawsuwakon (“life”), Munsee pŭmaawsuwáakan (“life”), Menominee pemātesen (“life”), Cree ᐱᒫᑎᓯᐃᐧᐣ (pimaatisiiyn)/pimâtisiwin (“life”), Ojibwe bimaadiziwin (“life”).

Noun[edit]

pëmawsuwakàn inan

  1. life, living
  2. the state of being alive

References[edit]

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