shàxahkahàne

Unami

Etymology

From shàxahk- (“straight”) +‎ -hane (“river”).

Noun

shàxahkahàne inan (plural *shàxahkahàna, locative *shàxahkahànink)

  1. A straight river; a river with few crooks or bends.
    Antonym: òkchaxkhane

References

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