chkënakw

Unami

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Algonquian *a·nte·hkwa (crow).

Noun

chkënakw anim (plural chkënakòk)

  1. blackbird (Icteridae)

See also

References

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