tànkantikàn

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Unami

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Etymology

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From

  • /tànkam/ :to stab
  • /-ikàn/ : tool

Cognate with Munsee tangandíikan (spear, sword).

Noun

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tànkantikàn inan (plural tànkantikàna)

  1. spear
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References

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