kwëshkwësh

Unami

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Algonquian *ko·hko·hša (“pig”).

Noun

kwëshkwësh anim (plural kwëshkwëshàk, diminutive kwëshkwëtët)

  1. hog

References

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