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Etymology
From Proto-Algonquian *welaˑkani (“bowl, plate”). Cognate with Abenaki welôgan, Penobscot wə̀lαkan, Massachusett wunnonk, Menominee onākan, Ojibwe onaagan, Fox anâkani, Miami alaakani, Mohegan-Pequot wiyôk.
Noun
lokèns inan (plural lokènsa, 3sg possessed ulokèns)
- plate, dish
References
- Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005) “lokèns”, in Leneaux, Grant, Whritenour, Raymond, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project