apiikw

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Munsee

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Etymology

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From Proto-Algonquian *papikwa (“flea”).[1] Cognate with Unami ahpikw (“flea”), Abenaki pabikw (“flea”), Penobscot pàpikʷ (“flea”).

Noun

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ăpíikw (ăpí·kw) anim (plural ăpíikwak, possessive ndăpíikwum, diminutive ăpíikwush, obviative ăpíikwal)[2][1]

  1. flea

References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Goddard, Ives (1982) “The Historical Phonology of Munsee”, in International Journal of American Linguistics, volume 48, number 1, Chicago: The University of Chicago, →DOI, →JSTOR, page 43
  2. ^ O'Meara, John (2014) “apiikw”, in Delaware-English/English-Delaware Dictionary (Heritage), Toronto: University of Toronto Press, published 1996, →ISBN
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