shuhënikàn

Unami

Etymology

Possibly from Proto-Algonquian *šiᐧʔšiᐧkwani (“rattle”). Cognate with Ojibwe zhiishiigwan, Menominee sīqsekwan.

Noun

shuhënikàn inan (plural shuhënikàna)

  1. rattle

References

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