Unami edit

Etymology edit

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 edit

xkàn inan (plural xkàna)

  1. bone

References edit

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