mikwën

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Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Algonquian *mi·kwana (feather). Cognate with Munsee míikwan (feather).

Noun[edit]

mikwën anim (plural mikwënàk, diminutive mikwënëtët, adjectival mikwëni)

  1. feather

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References[edit]

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