nehënikanichimwit

Unami

Etymology

Probably from

• /neh-/ (initial reduplication):signifies habitualness
• /nikani/ :before, ahead
• /achimwit/ : storyteller, teller

Cognate with Malecite-Passamaquoddy nihkanapit (“prophet”).

Noun

nehënikanichimwit anim (plural nehënikanichimwichik)

1. prophet

Related terms

• nikanichimu
• nikanixit

See also

• èlahtunikèt
• kikinhèt
• linkwehëleokàn

References

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