wikëwam

Unami

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *wi·kiwa·ʔmi. Cognate with Abenaki wigwôm.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈwikəwam]

Noun

wikëwam inan (plural wikwahëma, locative wikwahëmink, diminutive wikëwamtët)

  1. (a) house

References

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