làxawëlanias

Unami

Etymology

From laxaw- (“split”, verb initial) +‎ wëlania (“bird's tail”) +‎ -s (nominalizer).

Noun

làxawëlanias anim (plural làxawëlaniasàk)

  1. scissor-tailed flycatcher, scissorstail

References

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