pële

See also: Appendix:Variations of "pele"

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Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *peleᐧwa (“fowl, partridge”). Cognates include Munsee pŭléew (“turkey”), Ojibwe bine (“partridge, ruffled grouse”), Cree ᐱᐦᐁᐤ (pihew, “partridge, grouse”), Swampy Cree ᐱᓀᐤ/pinêw (“partridge”), Moose Cree ᐱᓓᐤ/pilêw (“partridge”), Fox penêwa (“turkey”), Menominee penǣw (“partridge”), Montagnais pineu (“partridge”).

Noun

pële inan (plural pëleyok)

  1. (literally) fowl, turkey, guinea fowl, and similar birds
  2. The Lenape Turkey Clan

References

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