xanikw

Unami

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Algonquian *anyikwa.

Noun

xanikw anim (plural xanikok)

  1. squirrel

References

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