pëlitay

Unami

Etymology

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Noun

pëlitay (plural pëliteyo, diminutive [Term?], adjectival [Term?], locative [Term?], locative plural [Term?])

  1. firebrand (burning stick)

References

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