xaihu

Unami

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Algonquian *ehkwa (“louse”).

Noun

xaihu anim (plural xaihuwàk, third-singular possessive tòxaihuyëma, first-singular possessive ntaxaihuyëm)

  1. louse
  • xaihuwi (“to be lousy, to be lice-ridden”)

References

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