tëmakwe

Unami

Etymology

Cognate with Mohegan-Pequot tumôhq, Massachusett tummunk, Algonquin amik, Ojibwe amik, Cree amisk, Montagnais amishkᵘ, Potawatomi mek

Noun

tëmakwe

1. beaver

Descendants

• → English: Jamaica, Queens
• → English: Tamaqua

References

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