manshapiàkw

Unami

Etymology

By surface analysis, manshapi (bead) +‎ -akw (tree).

Noun

manshapiàkw anim (plural [Term?])

  1. A certain unknown kind of tree, possibly the bead tree (Melia azedarach).

References

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