manshapi

Unami

Etymology

Cognate with Munsee maanzháapuy.

Noun

manshapi anim (plural manshapiàk)

  1. bead

Derived terms

  • ashuwilunkhusanshapia (“beads worn in strings from the shoulder to the opposite hip”)
  • ehùkwenkanshapia (“beads worn around the neck”)
  • manshapiahasu (“it is beaded”)
  • manshapiahe (“she does beadwork”)
  • manshapiahikàn (“bead loom”)
  • manshapiahikànasik (“beadwork done on a loom”)
  • manshapiàkw (“bead-tree”)
  • sëkapi (“black bead”)
  • tëpanshapiahasik (“beaded rosette”)
  • òpanshapi (“white bead”)
  • kèkw (“wampum bead”)

References

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