axkook

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Munsee

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Etymology

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From Proto-Algonquian *aθko·ka (“snake”). Cognate with Unami xkuk (“snake”), Abenaki skog (“snake”), Penobscot skok (“snake”).

Noun

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áxkook (áxko·k) anim (plural axkóokak, diminutive axkóokush, obviative axkóokal)[1]

  1. snake

References

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