miichŭwaakan

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Munsee[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Algonquian *miᐧčiwaᐧkan, from *miᐧčiwa (“to eat (something)”). Equivalent to míichuw (“to eat”) +‎ -áakan. Cognate with Unami michëwakàn (“food”), Mahican miitθuwąąkan (“food”), Abenaki mijwôgan (“food”), Penobscot míčəwαkan (“food”).

Noun[edit]

miichŭwáakan inan (possessive nŭmiichŭwáakan)

  1. food

References[edit]

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