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sahkehikàn

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Etymology

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From Proto-Eastern Algonquian *sakēhīkan, from unknown element *sakēh-, perhaps meaning to climb, + *-īkan (inanimate noun suffix), compare Abenaki lôdawôgan (ladder), from lôdawa (to climb). Cognate with Munsee sakeehíikan (ladder, stairs), Penobscot skówhikan (fish ladder).

Noun

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sahkehikàn anim

  1. ladder, stairs

References

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