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pële

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "pele"

Unami

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Etymology

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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

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pële inan (plural pëleyok)

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

References

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