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Etymology
Cognates with Mohegan-Pequot kuski (“near, by, next to”), Munsee kíixkii (“near”), Mahican kaaxwe (“near, close”). Possibly cognate with Malecite-Passamaquoddy qihiw (“near, close”), Menominee kaeqceh (“close to, close by, near”). May be related to Proto-algonquian *čiᐧki (“close to, near”).
Particle
kixki
- near, nearby
- with locative
Xeli wikwahëma kixki sipunk.- There are many houses near the river.
- with conjunct
Kixki wikia mënëpèkwtët hate.- There is a small lake near where I live
- with verbs of being, staying
Nuhëm kixki wiku- My grandmother lives nearby
References
- Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005) “kixki”, in Leneaux, Grant, Whritenour, Raymond, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project