nehënikanichimwit
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Unami
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Probably from
- /neh-/ (initial reduplication):signifies habitualness
- /nikani/ :before, ahead
- /achimwit/ : storyteller, teller
Cognate with Malecite-Passamaquoddy nihkanapit (“prophet”).
Noun
[edit]nehënikanichimwit anim (plural nehënikanichimwichik)
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[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005) “nehënikanichimwichik”, in Leneaux, Grant, Whritenour, Raymond, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project