chiikhiikan

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Munsee

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Etymology

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From Proto-Eastern Algonquian *čīkkahīkan, from Proto-Algonquian *či·katahikani (“broom”). Equivalent to chíikham (“to sweep”) +‎ -íikan. Cognate with Unami chikhikàn (“broom”), Abenaki chighigan (“broom”), Penobscot čikkáhikan (“broom”).

Noun

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chiikhíikan (či·khí·kan) inan

  1. broom

References

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  • O'Meara, John (2014) “chiikhiikan”, in Delaware-English/English-Delaware Dictionary (Heritage), Toronto: University of Toronto Press, published 1996, →ISBN
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