mèxkalaniat

Unami

Alternative forms

Etymology

From màxke inan (“red”) +‎ wëlania (“tail feathers”) +‎ -t (nominalizer).

Noun

mèxkalaniat anim (plural mèxkalaniachik)

  1. red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)

References

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