aamweew

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Munsee[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Algonquian *a·mo·we·wa (“bee”). Cognate with Unami amëwe (“bee”), Penobscot ὰməwes (“bee”).

Noun[edit]

aamweew anim (plural aamweewak, diminutive aamweewush, locative aamweewung, possessive 1sg ndaamweew)

  1. bee

References[edit]

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