tànkantikàn

Unami

Etymology

Variant of tànkamikàn, from tànkama (“to stab; to impale”) +‎ -ikàn (“tool”).

Cognate with Munsee tangandíikan (“spear, sword”).

Noun

tànkantikàn inan (plural tànkantikàna)

  1. spear
  • tònkàmao
  • tònkamën
  • tèhtànkànkès
  • tëtànkamao

References

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