xwaskwus

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Munsee

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Etymology

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From Proto-Algonquian *waʔšaškwa (“muskrat”). Cognate with Unami tëmàskwës (“muskrat”), Abenaki moskwas (“muskrat”), Penobscot móhsskʷehso (“muskrat”).

Noun

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xwáskwus (xwáskwəs) anim (plural xwáskwsak, diminutive xwáshkwshush, obviative xwáskwsal)[1]

  1. muskrat

References

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