chëlilis

Unami

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃəˈliː.liːs/
  • Rhymes: -iːliːs

Noun

chëlilis anim (plural chëlilisàk)

  1. dark-eyed junco (Junco hyemalis)
  2. (sensu lato) junco (Junco)

Derived terms

References

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