wiyus

Unami

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *wi·yawehsi. Cognate to Quiripi wéeows, Mohegan-Pequot wiyahws, Abenaki wios, Miami wiiyoohsi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [wiˈyus]

Noun

wiyus inan (plural wiyusa)

  1. meat

Derived terms

References

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