mèxkalaniat

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Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Compound of màxkw (red) and wëlaniya (tail feathers)

Noun[edit]

mèxkalaniat anim

  1. red-tailed hawk, Buteo jamaicensis

References[edit]

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