pisëlatulpe

Unami

Etymology

From pisël- (wrinkled, wrinkly) +‎ tulpe (turtle).

Noun

pisëlatulpe anim (plural pisëlatulpeyok, genitive pisëlatulpei)

  1. soft-shell turtle

References

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