Detailed Entry Information

English:squirrel (red squirrel; (contraction of more common wisawxanikw)

Lenape:wisaonikw

The historical form is contracted by weakening /x/ to /h/, which is then elided, leaving /wa/ to be realized as /o/.

Form:

wisaonikw

Structure:

wisaw-xanikw

Meaning:

yellow-squirrel