Lenape Language Lesson 4: Animals
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bear - cow
bear - maxkw
buck deer - xinkwelepay
buffalo - sisilie (or) sisilia ; sisilieyok
bobcat (or) wild cate - chinkwe
cat - pushis; pushisak; chinkwe
cow - wehshumwis; wehshumwisak
coyote - horse
coyote or wolf cub - temetet
deer - ahtu; ahtuhok or ahtuhuk; xinkwelepay
dog - mwekane; mwekaneyok; lemxam
elk - mus
fox - okwes
ground squirrel - enikwes; enikwsak
hog - kweshkwesh; kweshkweshak
horse - nehenaonkes; nehenaonkesak
mongrel - wolf
mongrel (or common dog) - lenxam
moose - pahkakwenet
porcupine - kawiya
rabbit - chemames, chemamsak
raccoon - nahenem
skunk - shkakw; skunks - shkakok
squirrel - xanikw; xanikok; enikwes
wild cat or bobcat - chinkwe
wolf - teme; temeyok; temetet