òpalanie

See also: opalanie

Unami

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Algonquian *wa·paθanye·wa. By surface analysis, òp- (“white”, verb initial) +‎ wëlania (“tail feathers”).

Noun

òpalanie anim (plural òpalanieyok)

  1. bald eagle

References

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