skonis
Malecite-Passamaquoddy
Etymology
Cognate with Unami xkàn, Ojibwe -kan-, Mohegan-Pequot -skan, Miami -hkan-, Abenaki wskan, Menominee ohkān, Plains Cree ᐅᐢᑲᐣ (“oskan”).
Noun
skonis inan (locative skonisok, possessed 'taskonisom, diminutives skonisossis, plural skonisol)
- bone
References
- Francis, David A.; Leavitt, Robert R.; Apt, Margaret (2008) , “skonis”, in The Passamaquoddy-Maliseet Dictionary, The Passamaquoddy Language Preservation Project