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Etymology
Possibly from Proto-Algonquian *šiᐧʔšiᐧkwani (“rattle”). Cognate with Ojibwe zhiishiigwan, Menominee sīqsekwan.
Noun
shuhënikàn inan (plural shuhënikàna)
- rattle
References
- Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005) “shuhënikàn”, in Leneaux, Grant, Whritenour, Raymond, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project