naxkùntëwakàn

Unami

Etymology

From naxkùnti (“to answer eachother”, reciprocal) +‎ -wakàn (abstract suffix).

Noun

naxkùntëwakàn inan (plural *naxkùntëwakàna)

  1. agreement, treaty
    • 1968, Nora Thompson Dean, “Nati Knuchihëweokàn!”, in Lenape Talking Dictionary‎[1]:
      Enta nèk èli lakeichik kìshi manituhtit naxkuntëwakàn wìchi weòpsichik, kwiòlawo nèki mèxkeòhkësichik.
      When the both of those tribes finished making a treaty with the white people, they fooled the red people.

References

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