The Lenâpé and Their Legends: With the complete text and symbols of the Walam olum, a new translation, and an inquiry into its authenticityBrinton, Daniel G. (Daniel Garrison)
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The Lenâpé and Their Legends: With the complete text and symbols of the Walam olum, a new translation, and an inquiry into its authenticity
Brinton, Daniel G. (Daniel Garrison)
Delaware Indians; Delaware language -- Texts; Picture-writing, Indian
Opannek. III, 16. They went. From _aan_, to go, and perhaps with prefix
_wab_ or _op_, east.
Opekasit. IV, 47. Easterly looking. _Waopink_ or _opūnk_, opossum. From
the root _wab_, white. See p. 43.
Opeleken. I, 8. It looks bright. Root _wab_ or _op_. See last word.
Otaliwako. V, 43. There snake _or_ Otalis (Cherokis).
Otaliwi. V, 56. Cherokees of Mts.
Ouken. III, 12. Fathers. _Ochwall_, his father. Zeis. _Gram_, p. 100.
Owagan. I, 22, or Owagon, I, 7. Deeds, action. A verbal suffix. See p.
101.
Owak. I, 4. Much air or clouds. An error for _woak_, and. Comp. Zeis.
_Spelling Book_, p. 122.
Owanaku. I, 2. Foggy. _Awonn_. Z. _Auan_, N. J., fog.
Owini. I, 12. First beings I, 16; II, 5, 9. Beings. Rafinesque says
of this word, that it "may be analyzed _o-wi-ni_, 'such they men' or
beings." It would seem to be a form of the substantive verb termination
_wi_.
Owinkwak. I, 10. First beings also. _Owini_, and _wak_, and.
Paganchihilla. IV, 59. Great fulfiller. _Pachgihillan_, to break, break
asunder. K.
Pakimitzin. V, 49. Cranberry eating. _Pakihm_, cranberries; _mitzin_,
to eat.
Pallalogas. I, 22. Crime. _Pallalogosawagan_, crime, evil deed. Zeis.
_Gram._, p. 103.
Palliaal. III, 9. Go away. The same. Zeis. _Gram._, p. 243. An
imperative; but not so used in the text.
Pailihilla. IV, 56. Spoil and killing. From _pallilissin_, to do wrong.
Zeis. _Gram._, p. 243.
Palliton. II, 3. Fighting. II, 5. To destroy or spoil. II, 7. Much
spoiling or destroying. _Palliton_, to do ill, to spoil. Zeis. _Gram._,
p. 222.
Pallitonep. IV, 44, 46. He war made. It is the imperfect of _palliton_,
to despoil, fight.
Pallitonepit. IV, 47. At the warfare. Preterit of the above.
Palliwi. II, 16. Elsewhere. Ibid. Z.
Palpal. II, 12. Come, come. _Palite_, when he comes. Z.
Paniton. II, 15. Let it be. _Paliton_, to spoil, injure. Z.
Pataman. II, 15. Praying. _Pataman_, to pray. K.
Pawanami. V, 14. Rich water turtle. _Pawalessin_, to be rich.
Pawasinep. III, 13. Rich was. _Pawa_, rich.
Payat. I, 23. Coming. _Paan_, to come. Conjugated in Zeis. _Gram._, p.
148. _Payat_, he who comes _or_ is coming. From the root _an_, to move.
Cf. _Aan_.
Payat-chik. I, 22. Coming them. See above.
Payaking. III, 20. Coming at. See above.
Payat payat. II, 12. Coming, coming. See above.
Pechimin. III, 10. Thus escaping. _Pach-_, to separate, divide, to
split asunder.
Pehella. II, 7. Much water rushing. II, 10. Flood. See
_Kschippehellen_.
Peklinkwekin. V, 59. Sea looking. _Pek_, still water, lake, sea.
Pekochilowan. V, 23. Near north. _Lowan_, north.
Pemaholend. IV, 20. Constantly beloved. _Ahoala_, to love.
Pemapaki. IV, 14. Lake land. Apparently for _menuppekink_, at the lake.
Pematalli. V, 17. Constant those. _Talli_, there.
Penauwelendamep. II, 5. Resolved. _Penauwelendam_, to consider about
something. Z.
Penkwihilen. II, 16. It is drying. _Penquihillen_, dried. K.
Pepomahemen. V, 8. Navigator up. Doubtful.
Petonep. II, 6. He brought. _Peton_, to bring. Z.
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