xkàn

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Etymology

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From Proto-Algonquian *weϴkani (“bone”). Cognate with Malecite-Passamaquoddy skonis, Ojibwe -kan-, Mohegan-Pequot -skan, Miami -hkan-, Abenaki wskan, Menominee ohkān, Plains Cree ᐅᐢᑲᐣ (“oskan”).

Noun

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xkàn inan (plural xkàna)

  1. bone

References

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