lunuw

Munsee

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *erenyiwa. Cognate with Unami lënu (“man”), Abenaki alnôba (“man”), Penobscot álənαpe (“man”).

Noun

lúnuw (lúnəw) anim (plural lunúwak, diminutive lunóosh, obviative lunúwal)[1]

  1. man

References

  1. ^ O'Meara, John (2014) “alaangweew”, in Delaware-English/English-Delaware Dictionary (Heritage), Toronto: University of Toronto Press, published 1996, →ISBN
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