Sikanni

American: Athabascan dialect of N. Caledonia; also called Tsikanne. Vocaby. by Howse. See Takulli . Sikh ( Punjabi ). Indic: dialect of Sanskrit , deduced from Sarewasti or Pracrit , and much influenced by Arabic and Persian . The word Sikh means “disciple,” or follower of the fakir Nanak, a Saint of Lahore, A.D. 1469-1539. Its alphabetic character resembles Hindi , and it is the vernacular speech of the Punjab, or “Country of the five” waters or rivers. Grammar (1866), Dictionary (1854), Ludiana. Sikkim , see Lepcha . Silesian ( Schlesien ). (1) Teutonic: cla ed as High-German ; local dialect of Upper Silesia, . (2) Slavonic: sub-dialect of Polish . See Glatz .