shuhënikàn
Unami
Etymology
Possibly from Proto-Algonquian *šiᐧʔšiᐧkwani (“rattle”). Cognate with Ojibwe zhiishiigwan, Menominee sīqsekwan.
Noun
shuhënikàn inan (plural shuhënikàna)
- rattle
References
- Rementer, Jim; Pearson, Bruce L. (2005) , “shuhënikàn”, in Leneaux, Grant; Whritenour, Raymond, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project