aamweew

Munsee

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *a·mo·we·wa (“bee”). Cognate with Unami amëwe (“bee”), Penobscot ὰməwes (“bee”).

Noun

aamweew anim (plural aamweewak, diminutive aamweewush, locative aamweewung, possessive 1sg ndaamweew)

1. bee

References

• O'Meara, John (2014) “aamweew”, in Delaware-English/English-Delaware Dictionary (Heritage), Toronto: University of Toronto Press, published 1996, →ISBN