eeliikwus

Munsee

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *e·rikwa (“ant”). Cognate with Unami èlikwës (“ant”), Abenaki alikws (“ant”), Penobscot ènikʷəss (“ant”).

Noun

eelíikwus (e·lí·kwəs) anim

  1. ant

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