chikënëm

Unami

Etymology

cognate to Abenaki nahama, Mohegan-Pequot náham

Noun

chikënëm anim (plural chikënëmuk, obviative chikënëma, adjectival chikënëmwi, 3sg possessive wchikënëma)

  1. turkey

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