kèkw

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Unami[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Possibly cognate with the first part of Penobscot kkákαpəss (“wampum bead”).

Noun[edit]

kèkw inan (plural kèkok)

  1. wampum bead

Derived terms[edit]

  • kèkwi (“wampum (adjective)”)

References[edit]

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