tèhtaonkëlëmhès

Unami

Etymology

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Noun

tèhtaonkëlëmhès anim (plural tèhtaonkëlëmhèsàk)

  1. A spirit which makes people get lost; a will o' the wisp.

References

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