michëwakàn

Unami

Alternative forms

  • mitsëwakàn
  • mitsuwakàn

Etymology

From mitsi (“to eat”, verb) +‎ -wakàn (nominalizer).

Cognate with Munsee miichŭwáakan, Mahican meetthowãakun, Mohegan-Pequot micuwôk.

Noun

michëwakàn inan (plural michëwakàna)

  1. food

Synonyms

  • mehëmichink

References

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