sisku

Unami

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *ašiškiwi. Cognate with Munsee asíiskuw, Miami eešaahšahk, Penobscot ásəsko, Mi'kmaq sisgu, Malecite-Passamaquoddy ososq.

Noun

sisku inan (locative siskunk)

1. mud, clay

Related terms

• siskuu (“it is muddy”)
• siskuwinakòt (“it looks muddy”)
• siskëwahasu (“he/she is daubed with mud”)
• siskuwahëne (“muddy river”)
• siskuape (“muddy water”)

References

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