sàke

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Algonquian *axkwaᐧwi (it is a certain length). See also Munsee sáhkeew (it is a certain length), Ojibwe akwaa (it is a certain length, a certain height), Menominee ahkīw (it is so long), Cree ᐃᐢᑳᐧᐤ (iskaayw, it is such a length, it is such a height), Fox ahkwâwi (it is so long).

Verb

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sàke (inanimate intransitive)

  1. (inanimate, intransitive) it is a certain length, it is a certain height
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References

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