moonahkeew
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Munsee[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From moonhíikeew (“to dig things up”), Proto-Algonquian *mo·nahike·wa. Cognate with Unami munhake (“groundhog”), Mahican moonáhkāāw (“groundhog”), Penobscot monímkʷehso (“woodchuck, groundhog”).
Noun[edit]
moonáhkeew anim (plural moonahkéewak, obviative moonahkéewal)
References[edit]
- O'Meara, John (2014) “moonáhkeew”, in Delaware-English/English-Delaware Dictionary (Heritage), Toronto: University of Toronto Press, published 1996, →ISBN