alaangweew

Munsee

Etymology

From *aláangw (alá·ngw) +‎ -eew (-e·w), from Proto-Algonquian *aθa·nkwa.[1] Cognate with Unami alankw (“star”), Mahican anakwuθ (“star”), Abenaki alakws (“star”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʌlaːnɡwɛːw/

Noun

aláangweew (alá·ngwe·w) anim (plural alaangwéewak, diminutive aláangweesh, obviative alaangwéewal)[2]

  1. star

References
  1. Goddard, Ives (1982) “The Historical Phonology of Munsee”, in International Journal of American Linguistics, volume 48, number 1, Chicago: The University of Chicago, →DOI, →JSTOR, page 30
  2. O'Meara, John (2014) “alaangweew”, in Delaware-English/English-Delaware Dictionary (Heritage), Toronto: University of Toronto Press, published 1996, →ISBN
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