màxki muxwès

Unami

Etymology

From màxki (“red”) +‎ muxwès (“bug”).

Noun

màxki muxwès (plural màxki muxwèsàk)

  1. chigger

References

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