sapëlésit muxwes

Unami

Etymology

From sapëlésit (one who is bright or shiny) +‎ muxwès (bug).

Noun

sapëlésit muxwes anim (plural [Term?], diminutive [Term?])

  1. silverfish

References

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