shuhënikàn

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Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

shuhënikàn inan (plural shuhënikàna)

  1. rattle

References[edit]

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