shëwanamèkw

Unami

Etymology

From shëwàn (“salty”) +‎ -amèkw (“fish”).

Noun

shëwanamèkw anim (plural shëwanamèkòk, adjectival shëwanamèkwi)

  1. shad, Alosa sapidissima

References

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