òpsuwihële

Unami

Etymology

From

  • /òpsu/ (base): he is white
  • /i/ (connective)
  • /hëlew/ (final):fowl

Noun

òpsuwihële anim (plural òpsuwihëleyòk, diminutive òpsuwihëletët)

  1. goose

See also
  • mpiaèhële
  • shëwanihële
  • wëskihële
  • xuwihële
  • xkwehële
  • lënuwehële

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