òkwës

From the same Proto-Algonquian root *wa·kwehsa (“fox”) as Abenaki (w)ôkwses.


ahas

Cognate with Montagnais ahashu, Atikamekw ahasiw.


pushis

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pushis anim (plural pushisàk, obviative pushisa, adjectival pushisi, 3sg possessive pushisëma)

pushisàk (plural)
pushisa (obviative)
pushisi (adjectival)

Either from Proto-Algonquian *pešiwa (“bobcat, cat”) or else a borrowing from English (pussy).


pishkw

From Proto-Algonquian *piiškwa. Cognate with Mi'kmaq pi'gw, Cheyenne pe'e, Massachusett peeksq, Miami apeehkw, Montagnais pishkᵘ (“nighthawk”), Atikamekw pickw, Northern East Cree ᐲᔥᒄ (piishkw), Penobscot pəskʷ. Possibly cognate with Dakota píško (“nighthawk”).


munhake

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munhake anim (plural munhakeyok, diminutive munhaketët)

munhakeyok (plural)
munhaketët (diminutive)

→ English: moonack


apëlìsh

apëlìsh anim (plural apëlìshàk, diminutive apëlìshtët, possessive 3sg tòpëlìsha)

apëlìshàk (plural)
apëlìshtët (diminutive)
3sg tòpëlìsha (possessive)

Borrowed from Dutch appels, plural of appel, from Middle Dutch appel, from Old Dutch *appel, *appul, from Proto-West Germanic *applu from Proto-Germanic *aplaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ébōl, *abel-, *h₂ébl̥.


winkeohkwet

winkeòhkwèt (canonical)
winkeòhkwèchik (plural)


mèkis

Possibly from Dutch mekkert (“it bleats”), or simply imitative of bleating.


pilkësh

From Dutch perzik (“peach”), perhaps re-inforced by English peaches.


amëwe

amëwe anim (plural amëweyok, adjectival amëwei)


ayape

From Proto-Algonquian *aya·pe·wa (“buck”).


xkuk

xkuk anim (plural xkukàk, obviative xkuka, diminutive xkuktët, objurgative xkuksheti)

xkukàk (plural)
xkuka (obviative)
xkuktët (diminutive)


èhës

èhës anim (plural èhsàk, adjectival èhèsi)

From Proto-Algonquian *e·hsa (“shell; mollusk”).


mèxkalaniat

Compound of màxkw (red) and wëlaniya (tail feathers)

Buteo jamaicensis
Buteo jamaicensis#Translingual


ahtu

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ahtu anim (plural ahtuhuk, obviative ahtuho, diminutive ahtuhtët ahtutët, adjectival ahtuhwi)

ahtuhuk (plural)
ahtuho (obviative)
ahtuhtët ahtutët (diminutive)
ahtuhwi (adjectival)

From Proto-Algonquian *atehkwa (“reindeer,caribou”).


xapxònkwe

braided corn, more than one ear of corn braided together


òtaès

òtaès anim (plural òtaèsàk, 3sg possessed wòtaèsëm)

* /òtaèwi/ (verb stem): bloom
* /-s/ (suffix): nominalizing suffix


chikënëm

chikënëm anim (plural chikënëmuk, obviative chikënëma, adjectival chikënëmwi, 3sg possessive wchikënëma)

chikënëmuk (plural)
chikënëma (obviative)
chikënëmwi (adjectival)

cognate to Abenaki nahama, Mohegan-Pequot náham


chëphìk

From Proto-Algonquian *wečye·pihki (“root”).


tëmakwe

→ English: Jamaica, Queens

→ English: Tamaqua

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


nahënëm

nahënëm anim (plural nahënëmuk, obviative nahënëma, adjectival nahënëmwi)

nahënëmuk (plural)
nahënëma (obviative)
nahënëmwi (adjectival)


anikwës

anikwës anim (plural anikwsàk, obviative anikwsa, adjectival anikwsi)

anikwsàk (plural)
anikwsa (obviative)
anikwsi (adjectival)


pëlenikw

From Proto-Algonquian *pele·nyikwa. By surface analysis, pële (“fowl”) + -nikw, a word-final form derived from Proto-Algonquian *anyikwa (“squirrel”).
Cognate of Abenaki planikw.


pële

From Proto-Algonquian *peleᐧwa (“fowl, partridge”). Cognates include Munsee pŭléew (“turkey”), Ojibwe bine (“partridge, ruffled grouse”), Cree ᐱᐦᐁᐤ (pihew, “partridge, grouse”), Swampy Cree ᐱᓀᐤ/pinêw (“partridge”), Moose Cree ᐱᓓᐤ/pilêw (“partridge”), Fox penêwa (“turkey”), Menominee penǣw (“partridge”), Montagnais pineu (“partridge”).

cog

(literally) fowl, turkey, guinea fowl, and similar birds


nehënaonkès

Literally “he who carries”, from the stem -nayum- (“to carry on one’s back”), from
*nayoᐧmeᐧwa.


ahpikw

Cognate with Munsee ăpíikw. From the same root as *papikwa, which is probably derived using initial reduplication, whereas this term either doesn't use reduplication or has lost the reduplication.


aihàm

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aihàm anim (plural aihàmuk, diminutive aihàmtët, obviative aihàma)

aihàmuk (plural)
aihàmtët (diminutive)
aihàma (obviative)


xkwikpiakw

From xkwikpi (“slippery elm”) + -akw (“tree”).


malàxkwsit

From Proto-Algonquian *maškweči·hsa (“bean”). Cognate with Munsee maalaxkwsiit (“bean”), Mohegan-Pequot masqusit (“bean”), Menominee maskūcīhsaeh (“bean”).


sànkwe

From Proto-Algonquian *šenkwehsa. Cognate with Penobscot sákʷehso (“weasel”), Malecite-Passamaquoddy soqehs (“weasel”).


tëmàskwës

From Proto-Algonquian *waʔšaškwa (“muskrat”).
Cognate with Penobscot móhsskʷehso (“muskrat”), Abenaki moskwas (“muskrat”).


chëmamës

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chëmamës anim (plural chëmàmsàk, obviative chëmàmsa, diminutive chëmamtët, 3sg possessive wchëmamsëma, adjectival chëmàmsi)

chëmàmsàk (plural)
chëmàmsa (obviative)
chëmamtët (diminutive)
chëmàmsi (adjectival)


pukwès

pukwès anim (plural pukwèsàk, obviative pukwèsa, diminutive pukwètët)

pukwèsàk (plural)
pukwèsa (obviative)
pukwètët (diminutive)

From Proto-Algonquian *aᐧpikwa (“mouse”) or Proto-Algonquian *waᐧpikw (“mouse”).


màxkwim

* /maxk-/: red
* /-im/: berry, corn, grain


pàkchexwès

sunfish, any of many small freshwater fish in the genus Centrarchidae


shëwanamèkw

shëwanamèkw anim (plural shëwanamèkòk, adjectival shëwanamèkwi)

shëwanamèkòk (plural)
shëwanamèkwi (adjectival)

* /shëwan/ (prefix): salty
* /-amèkw/ (final): fish


kukhus

kukhus (plural kukhusàk, obviative kukhusa)


kaxkhuwe

Coccyzus americanus
Coccyzus americanus#Translingual

rain crow, yellow-billed cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus)


pkuakw

* /pku/: gum
* /-akw/: tree, tree like shrub


xaxakw

Platanus occidentalis
Platanus occidentalis#Translingual

sycamore, Platanus occidentalis, buttonwood tree


nènèskakw

Cercis canadensis
Cercis canadensis#Translingual


këkchëkwipahkihëlas

këkchëkwipahkihëlas anim (plural këkchëkwipahkihëlasàk)

* /këkchëkwi/: to move around, squirm
* /-pahk-/: leaf
* /-hële/: movement, to move
Literally one whose leaves blow around.


namès

namès anim (plural namèsàk, diminutive namètët)

From *name·ʔsa (“fish”). Cognate with Abenaki namas, Munsee namées.


èkokolës

Cognate with Mahican kãakwunees (“raspberry”).


mamalis

Cognate with Mahican mãamãanith (“fawn, young deer”).


tiyas

Probably from Proto-Algonquian *ti·nti·wa.


chëlilis

Junco hyemalis
Junco hyemalis#Translingual

slate-colored Junco, snowbird, Junco hyemalis


chihopèkëlis

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Perhaps from Proto-Eastern Algonquian *šīwāp- (“blue”), from Proto-Algonquian *ši·wa·p-, compare Mohegan-Pequot siwôpisuw (“he is blue”), Cree sîpihko- (“blue”). Cognate with Munsee shiiwaapeekulush (“bluebird”).


pupukwësh

pupukwësh anim (plural pupukwshàk, adjectival pupukwëshii)

pupukwshàk (plural)
pupukwëshii (adjectival)

From Proto-Algonquian *po·hpo·hkwa (“bobwhite”).


pëpxòkwës

Juniperus virginiana
Juniperus virginiana#Translingual

red cedar, eastern red cedar, Juniperus virginiana


mùxulhemënshi

From
* /mùxul/: canoe
* /-he/: make, do
* /mënshi/: vine, tree
Literally Canoe making tree.

Liriodendron tulipifera
Liriodendron tulipifera#Translingual


mwimënshi

Prunus serotina
Prunus serotina#Translingual


òkhatimënshi

From
* /òkhatim/ (root): mulberry
* /mënshi/ (final): tree, vine


tùkwimënshi

From
* /tùkwim/ : black walnut
* /ënshi/: tree, vine

Juglans nigra
Juglans nigra#Translingual


ànakànàskw

From
* /ànakàn/ : reed mat
* /-askw/ : plant, herb, grass


kaòkche

Possibly cognate with Malecite-Passamaquoddy kcimqaha (“black-crowned night heron”).

cog

black-crowned night heron
black-crowned night heron


pàkchèmunshi

Kentucky coffeetree, Gymnocladus dioicus


mwekane

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mwekane anim (plural mwekàneyok, obviative mwekàneyo, diminutive mwekanètët, adjectival mwekànei, plural absentative mwekàneyunkahke)

mwekàneyok (plural)
mwekàneyo (obviative)
mwekanètët (diminutive)
mwekànei (adjectival)
absentative mwekàneyunkahke (plural)


xinkwëlùkòhsën

xinkwëlùkòhsën anim (plural xinkwëlùkòhsënàk)


òpsuwihële

òpsuwihële anim (plural òpsuwihëleyòk, diminutive òpsuwihëletët)

òpsuwihëleyòk (plural)
òpsuwihëletët (diminutive)

From
* /òpsu/ (base): he is white
* /i/ (connective)
* /-hële/ (final):fowl


mochipwis

turkey vulture, also known as turkey buzzard


kwishkamuwe

kwishkamuwe anim (plural kwishkamuweyok)

Agkistrodon contortrix
Agkistrodon contortrix#Translingual

copperhead snake, Agkistrodon contortrix


kwùskwtis

Charadrius vociferus
Charadrius vociferus#Translingual


uche

uche anim (plural ucheyòk, obviative ucheo)


muxwes

muxwès (animate canonical)
muxwèsàk (plural)


sàktùkw

Cognate with Malecite-Passamaquoddy sikuskoss (“tick”). Possibly cognate with Ojibwe ezigaa (“tick”), Potawatomi ézhgak, Menominee otāsekom.


kwëshkwësh

kwëshkwësh anim (plural kwëshkwëshàk, diminutive kwëshkwëtët)

kwëshkwëshàk (plural)
kwëshkwëtët (diminutive)


mixakanakw

Possibly from mixekën (“fur”) + -akw (“tree”).


shoxakw

From shox- (“slippery”) + -akw (“tree”).


nushèàxkw

From
* /nushè-/ : mother
* /-àxkw/ : bear


nushèxàm

From
* /nushè-/ : mother
* /-xàm/ : mammal


nushehële

From
* /nushè-/ : mother
* /-hële/ : fowl