nuskiinjukw

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Munsee

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Etymology

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From Proto-Algonquian *neški·nšekwi (my eye, face). Cognate with Unami nëshkinkw (my eye, face), Abenaki wsisekw (eye, face), Mohegan-Pequot nuskisuq (my eye, face).

Noun

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nuskíinjukw (nəskí·njəkw)

  1. my eye
  2. my face

References

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