mèkis

Unami

Etymology

Possibly from Dutch mekkert (“it bleats”), or simply imitative of bleating.

Noun

mèkis anim (plural mèkisàk)

  1. sheep

References

  • Daniel G. Brinton, A Lenape-English Dictionary
  • Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005) “mèkis”, in Leneaux, Grant, Whritenour, Raymond, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project
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