mbuy
Munsee
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Algonquian *nepyi (“water”). Cognate with Mahican mbúy (“water”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]mbúy or mbə́y inan (locative mbíing)[2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ Goddard, Ives (1982) “The Historical Phonology of Munsee”, in International Journal of American Linguistics, volume 48, number 1, Chicago: The University of Chicago, , →JSTOR
- ^ O'Meara, John (2014) “mbuy”, in Delaware-English/English-Delaware Dictionary (Heritage), Toronto: University of Toronto Press, published 1996, →ISBN
- ^ Goddard, Ives (1979) “Comparative Algonquian”, in Campbell, Lyle, Mithun, Marianne, editors, The Languages of Native America: Historical and Comparative Assessment, volume 70, number 132, Austin: University of Texas Press: “mbə́y”