alëmèkw

Unami

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Algonquian *aϴaᐧmeᐧkwa (“dead fish”). By surface analysis, alë inan (“to be rotten or decayed”) +‎ -amèkw (“fish”).

Noun

alëmèkw anim (plural alëmèkok)

  1. A rotten fish.

References

  • Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005) “alëmèkw”, in Leneaux, Grant, Whritenour, Raymond, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project
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