ahsën

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Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Algonquian *aʔsenyi (stone). Cognates include Munsee ăsún, Mahican aθún (stone), Mohegan-Pequot sun, Quiripi sun, Abenaki sen (stone).

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Noun[edit]

ahsën (plural ahsëna, diminutive ahsën'tët, adjectival ahsëni, locative ahsënink)

  1. stone, rock

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References[edit]

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