Alikehane

Unami

Etymology

From alike (“to step”) +‎ -hane (“river”), literally “stepping-river”.

Proper noun

Alikehane inan

  1. The Allegheny (a river in the United States)

Descendants

  • → English: Allegheny

References

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