skonis
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Malecite-Passamaquoddy[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Algonquian *weϴkani (“bone”). Cognate with Unami xkàn, Ojibwe -kan-, Mohegan-Pequot -skan, Miami -hkan-, Abenaki wskan, Menominee ohkān, Plains Cree ᐅᐢᑲᐣ (“oskan”).
Noun[edit]
skonis inan (locative skonisok, possessed 'taskonisom, diminutives skonisossis, plural skonisol)
References[edit]
- Francis, David A. with Leavitt, Robert R. and Apt, Margaret (2008) “skonis”, in The Passamaquoddy-Maliseet Dictionary, The Passamaquoddy Language Preservation Project