amëwe
Unami
Etymology
From Proto-Algonquian *a·mo·wa.
Noun
amëwe anim (plural amëweyok, adjectival amëwei)
- bee
Derived terms
- tùkòmëwe (“bumble bee”)
- amëweikaon (“beehive”)
- amëwei shukël (“honey”)
Related terms
- pèpxshuwès (“sweat bee”)
References
- Rementer, Jim; Pearson, Bruce L. (2005), “amëwe”, in Leneaux, Grant; Whritenour, Raymond, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project