wisaw-ahsën

Unami

Etymology

From wisaw (yellow) +‎ ahsën (stone).

Noun

wisaw-ahsën inan (plural wisaw-ahsëna, adjectival wisaw-ahsëni)

  1. brass

References

  • (singular): Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005), “wisaw-ahsën”, in Grant Leneaux, Raymond Whritenour, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project
  • (adjectival): Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005), “wisaw-ahsëni”, in Grant Leneaux, Raymond Whritenour, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project