skìnu

Unami

Etymology

From

Cognate with Munsee wuskíilŭnuw (“young man”).

Noun

skìnu anim (plural skìnuwàk, diminutive skìnutët, obviative skìnuwa, absentative skìnunka, pejorative skìnushësh, vocative skìnuwtuk)

  1. young man

Derived terms

  • niskskìnu
  • skìnuwi
  • skìnuwinakwsu
  • skìnuwinakòt

See also

  • skixkwe

References

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