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mitsi

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Unami

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Etymology

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From Proto-Algonquian *miᐧčiwa (to eat (something)). Cognate with Cree ᒦᒋᓯᐤ (miicisiw, he/she eats), Malecite-Passamaquoddy mitsu (he/she eats), Menominee mēcehsow (he/she eats), Fox mîchiwa (he/she eats), Mahican meetthow (he/she eats), Mohegan-Pequot micuw (he/she eats), Munsee míitsuw (he/she eats).

Verb

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mitsi anim (pejorative mitshishi, passive mitsasu, participle mitsit)

  1. (animate, intransitive) to eat

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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References

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