xkàn

Unami

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *weϴkani (“bone”). Cognate with Malecite-Passamaquoddy skonis, Ojibwe -kan-, Mohegan-Pequot -skan, Miami -hkan-, Abenaki wskan, Menominee ohkān, Plains Cree ᐅᐢᑲᐣ (“oskan”).

Noun

xkàn inan (plural xkàna)

  1. bone

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