alaakani

Miami

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *welaˑkani (bowl, plate). Cognate with Abenaki welôgan, Penobscot wə̀lαkan, Massachusett wunnonk, Unami lokèns, Ojibwe onaagan, Fox anâkani, Menominee onākan.

Noun

alaakani (plural alaakana)

  1. plate, bowl, dish

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