hwikat

Unami

Etymology

From the same Proto-Algic root as Yurok ʔnechkah, 'ne-chkah (“my foot”) and Wiyot čkač (“leg”). Literally his leg. The root /hikat/ is a bound or dependent lemma, only appearing in compounds with affixes. /w/ metathesizes with root-initial /h/.

  • /w-/ (prefix): third person prefix
  • /hikat/ : leg

Appears in compounds as /kat/

Noun

hwikat inan (plural hwìkata, locative hwìkatink)

  1. leg, foot

Derived terms
Related terms
  • nishkatat
  • nishkate
  • takohkatat
  • mikwënëkatu
  • kwëtkatèxin
  • kwëtkate
  • chilkatèxin
  • naxëkate
  • ahkon'kate
  • ohòpkate
  • skàpkate
  • wisëwëkate
  • kaxkkate
  • niskkate
  • òkchëkate
  • pilkate
  • sëkkate
  • amànkkate
  • hwikatine
  • òpkate
  • alukkate
  • màxkkate
  • kwënëkate
  • tànkkate
  • wixëwëkate
  • wëlëkate
  • mikwënëkate
  • chinkalkate
  • shaxëxëkatèphasu
  • wiskate
  • tëmëkate
  • pukwkate
  • xinkwkate
  • newkatat

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