mèxkalaniat

Unami

Alternative forms

• màxkalaniat

Etymology

Compound of màxkw (red) and wëlaniya (tail feathers)

Noun

mèxkalaniat anim

1. red-tailed hawk, Buteo jamaicensis

References

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