alukakàn

Unami

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Algonquian *aθoxkyeθy-a·kana (“servant”). By surface analysis, alukala anim (“to hire”, transitive) +‎ -n.

Noun

alukakàn anim (plural alukakànàk)

  1. servant

References

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