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Lenape Talking Dictionary

By English WORD or PHRASE

By Lenape WORD or PHRASE

Detailed Entry Information

English:turkey vulture; turkey buzzard

Lenape:mòchipwis [na]

Associated image for entry 'turkey vulture; turkey buzzard'

Historical Example

Mutshéépwees [1824]

Analysis

Form:

mòchipwis

Structure:

mòchipwis

Meaning:

turkey.vulture

This material is based on work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant Numbers 0214422, 1064636 & 1562883

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