ahtu

Unami

Alternative forms

• ahtuhw, àhtòh
• /-tu/ (final)

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *atehkwa (“reindeer,caribou”).

Noun

ahtu anim (plural ahtuhuk, obviative ahtuho, diminutive ahtuhtët ahtutët, adjectival ahtuhwi)

1. deer

Derived terms

• òpahtu / òpahtuhw
• ahtuhwi wiyus
• ahtuxès
• ahtuhwixèkën
• ahtuxàm
• ahtuhweyòk
• ahtuhwi xès

Related terms

• ayape
• nushètu
• weòptias
• xinkòlëpay
• mamalis
• amànkëlëpay

References

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