nishukwëne
Unami
Alternate forms
- nishukwëni
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)From
- /nish-/: so many, so much, a certain number
- /-kwën-/ (medial): day
Cognate with Ojibwe niizhogon (“two days, for two days”).
Adverb
nishukwëne
- two days, it lasts two days, for two days
Related terms
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- kwëtukwëne
- kwëtukwëni
- naxukwëne
- neyukwëni
- neyukwëne
- palenàxk txukwëne
- kwëtash txukwëne
- nishash txukwëne
- xash txukwëne
- pèshkunk txukwëne
- kèxukwëni
References
- Rementer, Jim; Pearson, Bruce L. (2005), “nishukwëne”, in Leneaux, Grant; Whritenour, Raymond, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project