mpixàm

Unami

Etymology

From mpi (“water”) +‎ -xàm (“animal”).

Noun

mpixàm anim (plural mpixàmuk, diminutive mpixàmuk'tët, possessive mpixàma)

  1. seal (aquatic mammal)

References

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