òpsuwihële

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Unami[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From

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

Noun[edit]

òpsuwihële anim (plural òpsuwihëleyòk, diminutive òpsuwihëletët)

  1. goose

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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