Munsee

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Etymology

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From Proto-Algonquian *si·po·wi (river). Cognate with Mahican θiipuw (river).

Nomen

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síipuw (sí·pəwinan (plural siipúwal, locative siipóong, diminutive shiipóosh)[1]

  1. river

References

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