sàke
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "sake"
Unami
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Algonquian *axkwaᐧwi (“it is a certain length”). See also Munsee sáhkeew (“it is a certain length”), Ojibwe akwaa (“it is a certain length, a certain height”), Menominee ahkīw (“it is so long”), Cree ᐃᐢᑳᐧᐤ (iskaayw, “it is such a length, it is such a height”), Fox ahkwâwi (“it is so long”).
Verb
sàke (inanimate intransitive)
- (inanimate, intransitive) it is a certain length, it is a certain height
Related terms
References
- Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005) “sàke”, in Leneaux, Grant, Whritenour, Raymond, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project