Detailed Entry Information

English:February (lit: Frog Month)

Lenape:Chkwali Kishux [ni]

Historical Example

Tsharkoalee keesooh [1824] February (frog moon)

Comments

The usual term for "frog" is /chahkol/. The older form used here drops a weak aspirated vowel from the first syllable and preserves a /wa/ sequence that is normally realized as /o/.

Analysis

Form:

chkwali kishux

Structure:

chkwal-i kishux

Meaning:

frog-cnct moon