shiiwang

Munsee

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *ši·w- (“salt”). Cognate with Unami shëwi (“salt”), Abenaki siwan (“salt”), Menominee seᐧwehtaᐧkan (“salt”), Ojibwe ši·wihta·kani (“salt”), from Proto-Algonquian *ši·witta·kan (“salt”).

Noun

shíiwang (ší·wang) inan[1]

  1. salt

References

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