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Etymology

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Cognates with Mohegan-Pequot kuski (near, by, next to), Munsee kíixkii (near), Mahican kaaxwe (near, close). Possibly cognate with Malecite-Passamaquoddy qihiw (near, close), Menominee kaeqceh (close to, close by, near). May be related to Proto-algonquian *čiᐧki (close to, near).

Particle

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kixki

  1. near, nearby
    with locative
    Xeli wikwahëma kixki sipunk.
    There are many houses near the river.
    with conjunct
    Kixki wikia mënëpèkwtët hate.
    There is a small lake near where I live
    with verbs of being, staying
    Nuhëm kixki wiku
    My grandmother lives nearby

References

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