aweeyayus

Munsee

Etymology

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Cognate with Unami aèsës (“animal”), Abenaki awaas (“wild animal”), Penobscot àwaas (“animal”), Penobscot áwayəss (“wild animal”).

Noun

awéeyayus (awé·yayəs) anim

1. animal

References

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