sapëlehële

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Etymology

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From

  • /sapële/ : to shine
  • /-hële/ : movement, change

Cognate with Munsee saapŭléhleew (there is lightning).

Verb

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sapëlehële inan (vii)

  1. there is lightning

Derived terms

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References

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