muxwes

Unami

Noun

muxwès anim (plural muxwèsàk)

1. insect

Derived terms

• chèhchimakwsit muxwès (“stinkbug”)
• màxki muxwès (“chigger”)
• sapëlèsit muxwes (“silverfish”)
• tahkòxtët muxwès (“ladybug”)

References

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