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pëlenikw

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Etymology

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From Proto-Algonquian *pele·nyikwa.[1] By surface analysis, pële (“fowl”) +‎ -nikw, a word-final form derived from Proto-Algonquian *anyikwa (“squirrel”). Cognate of Abenaki planikw.

Noun

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pëlenikw anim (plural pëlenikok)

  1. flying squirrel

References

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  1. ^ Siebert, Frank T. (1967), A.D. DeBlois, editor, Contributions to Anthropology: Linguistics I (Algonquian), Ottawa, The original home of the Proto-Algonquian people, page 22
  • Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005), “pëlenikw”, in Leneaux, Grant, Whritenour, Raymond, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project
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