Shëwànhakink

See also: shëwànhakink

Unami

Etymology

From shëwànhakink (“saltland”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌʃəː.wanˈhaː.kiːnk/
  • Rhymes: -aːkiːnk

Proper noun

Shëwànhakink inan

  1. Suwanhackingh (a region of Long Island, New York, United States)

Descendants

  • English: → Suwanhackingh, → Salty Land (calque)

References

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