lënapeokàn

Unami

Etymology

From Lënape (Lenape) +‎ -wakàn (abstract-noun suffix). Literally "the state of being Lenape" or "the state of being a common person."

Noun

lënapeokàn inan (plural lënapeokàna, adjectival lënapeokàni)

  1. soul

Derived terms

  • lënapeokàni sàhkihëlënch (“lunula, base of the fingernail”)

References

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