moonahkeew

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Munsee

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Etymology

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From moonhíikeew (“to dig things up”), Proto-Algonquian *mo·nahike·wa. Cognate with Unami munhake (“groundhog”), Mahican moonáhkāāw (“groundhog”), Penobscot monímkʷehso (“woodchuck, groundhog”).

Noun

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moonáhkeew anim (plural moonahkéewak, obviative moonahkéewal)

  1. groundhog

References

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