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Where does “awehleeshoosh” come from?
awehleeshoosh (Munsee) comes from Aromanian -ush, from Yaghan waia.
awehleeshoosh
(Munsee): bird
Definitions
bird
Ancestry of “awehleeshoosh”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Aromanian
-ush
diminutive suffix
2
Yaghan
waia
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