nuskiinjukw

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Munsee

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Etymology

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From Proto-Algonquian *neški·nšekwi (“my eye, face”). Cognate with Unami nëshkinkw (“my eye, face”), Abenaki wsisekw (“eye, face”), Mohegan-Pequot nuskisuq (“my eye, face”).

Noun

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nuskíinjukw (nəskí·njəkw)

  1. my eye
  2. my face

References

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