ahpòn

Unami

Alternative forms

  • (Historic) achpoan, ahhpoon, ahpoan

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *apwa·ni (“roast”), from *apw- (“roast”) (which see for more). Cognate with Munsee apwáan (“bread”), Abenaki abôn (“bread”), Penobscot àpαn (“bread”).

Noun

ahpòn inan (plural ahpòna, diminutive ahpòn'tët)

  1. bread
possessives of ahpòn
singular plural
1st person ntàponëm inclusive ktàponëmëna;
exclusive ntàpònëmëna
2nd person ktàponëm ktàponëmëwa
3rd person tòponëm tòponëmëwoo

Derived terms

  • ahponhe
  • chuskënàpòn
  • ehahponhenk
  • ehahponhès
  • ehèntalaponhenk
  • kahahpòn
  • kishahponhe
  • lënahpòn
  • malàxkwsitahpòn
  • mëlinkweahpòn
  • pasahpòn
  • pxiskteahpon
  • pàkahpon
  • salàpòn
  • salàpònhe
  • shukëlàpòn
  • shukëlàpònhe
  • shukëlàpòntët
  • wekathus ènta ahponhenk
  • wisaminahpòn, wisaminii ahpòn
  • èntalaponhenk

References

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