wèkulis

Unami

Etymology

Possibly borrowed from an Iroquoian language, perhaps specifically North Iroquoian; compare Proto-North Iroquoian *waɁkohɹi(ː)Ɂ, Cherokee ᏩᎫᎵ (waguli). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “verify about the word’s actual origin but likely a borrowing”)

Noun

wèkulis anim (plural wèkulisàk)

  1. whippoorwill

References

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