manshapi

Unami

Etymology

Cognate with Munsee maanzháapuy.

Noun

manshapi anim (plural manshapiàk)

1. bead

Derived terms

• manshapiahikàn (“bead loom”)
• òpanshapi (“white bead”)
• sëkapi (“black bead”)
• manshapiahe (“she does beadwork”)
• tëpanshapiahasik (“beaded rosette”)
• manshapiahikànasik (“beadwork done on a loom”)
• manshapiahasu (“it is beaded”)
• ashuwilunkhusanshapia (“beads worn in strings from the shoulder to the opposite hip”)
• ehùkwenkanshapia (“beads worn around the neck”)

Related terms

• kèkw (“wampum bead”)

References

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