chipi

See also: chipí

Unami

Etymology

By surface analysis, chip- (“strange”) +‎ -i (adjectival/genitive suffix). Doublet of ahchip- (“strange”) and chip- (“strange”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Participle

chipi

  1. Strange.
  2. Powerful in a supernatural way.

References

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