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kìkay

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Etymology

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Cognate with Munsee kíhkay (“chief”) , Mahican keʔkaw (“leader”), Mohegan-Pequot kuhcayhs (“elder, old man”), Menominee keckīw (“elder, old person, ancestor”). related to kìkayu (“he is old”).

Noun

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kìkay anim (plural kìkayàk)

  1. elder, old person
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References

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