manshapi
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Unami[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Cognate with Munsee maanzháapuy.
Noun[edit]
manshapi anim (plural manshapiàk)
Derived terms[edit]
- manshapiahikàn (“bead loom”)
- òpanshapi (“white bead”)
- sëkapi (“black bead”)
- manshapiahe (“she does beadwork”)
- tëpanshapiahasik (“beaded rosette”)
- manshapiahikànasik (“beadwork done on a loom”)
- manshapiahasu (“it is beaded”)
- ashuwilunkhusanshapia (“beads worn in strings from the shoulder to the opposite hip”)
- ehùkwenkanshapia (“beads worn around the neck”)
Related terms[edit]
- kèkw (“wampum bead”)
References[edit]
- Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005) “manshapi”, in Leneaux, Grant, Whritenour, Raymond, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project