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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
to have her first menstrual period
Lenape:
kukhusi
Comments
This means the first time in her life that a girl has her period. It is built on the name for an owl because in the old way the girl was secluded at that time. It is not used for the first day of a womans monthly period.