sukenepaltewakan

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Unami[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

  • sokenukpaaltowoagan (historical)

Etymology[edit]

Cognate with Munsee sookŭnupaasŭwáakan (“baptism”)

Noun[edit]

sukënëpaltëwakàn inan (plural sukënëpaltëwakàna)

  1. baptism (by sprinkling)

Usage notes[edit]

  • word literally means a sprinkling with water

References[edit]

  • Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005) “sukënëpaltëwakàn”, in Leneaux, Grant, Whritenour, Raymond, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project
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