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
Peyachik. III, 4. Comers. See _Payat_.
Pikihil. III, 10. Is torn. _Pikihillen_, torn, rent in pieces. K.
Pilwhalin. IV, 21. Holy goer. _Pilhik_, clean, pure.
Pimikhasuwi. IV, 57. Stirring about he.
Piskwilowan. V, 31. Against north. _Tipisqui_, against. Z. _Lowan_,
north.
Pitenumen. V, 39. Mistaken. _Pitenummen_, to make a mistake. Z.
Pohoka. II, 7. Much go to hills. _Pokawachne_, creek between two hills.
The word does not refer to hills, but to the division, cleft or valley
between hills.
Pokhapokhapek. III, 12. Gaping sea, _Pocqueu_, a muscle, clam. Z. An
important article of food to the natives; _pek_, a lake or sea.
Pokhakhopak. III, 17. At gap snake sea. See above.
Pokwihil. III, 4. Divided or broken. III, 10. Is broken. _Poquihilleu_
or _poquiecheu_, broken. K. The root is _pach_, to split, divide.
Pomisinep. IV, 52. Went _or_ passed. _Pomsin_, to walk. K.
Pommixin. II, 9, 10. Creeping. _Pommisgen_, to begin to walk;
_pommixin_, to creep. K.
Ponskan. III, 18. Much walking. _Pommauchsin_, to walk.
Powa. III, 4. Rich, for _Pawa_, rich, etc. See p. 70. See words under
_pawa_.
Powako. I, 21. Priest snake. See above.
Powatanep. IV, 39. Pontiff was. See above.
Powatapi. III, 19. Priest manly. See above.
Psakwiken. III, 1. Close together. _Psakquiechen_, close together. K.
Pungelika. V, 31. Lynx well like (Eries). _Pongus_, sand fly. K.
Doubtful.
Pungusak. I, 15. Gnats. _Pongus_, sand fly, K.
Sakelendam. IV, 47. Being sad. _Sakquelendam_, to be sad. K.
Sakima. IV, 5. King. See p. 46.
Sakimachik. IV, 26. See above.
Sakimak. IV, 17. Kings. See above.
Sakimakichwon. V, 33. With this great king. See above.
Sakimalanop. IV, 33. King was made. See above.
Sakimanep. IV, 8, 9, 15, 18. King was. See above. Preterite form.
Saskwihanang. V, 24. Susquehanah (branchy R.) at. See p. 14.
Sayewis. I, 3. First being. _Schawi_, immediately, directly. Z.
Shabigaki. IV, 13. Shore land. This seems a more correct form than
Heckewelder's _scheyichbi_. See p. 40.
Shak. I, 14. But. _Schuk_, but.
Shakagapewi. IV, 64. Just and upright he. _Schachachgapewi_, he is
honest, righteous. K.
Shakagapip. IV, 19. A just man he was. _Schachach_, straight; here used
in a metaphorical sense for just.
Shawaniwaen. IV, 12, 24. South he goes. _Shawano_, south.
Shawanaki. IV, 13. South land. _Shawano_, south; _aki_, land. Zeis.
gives _schawenneu_ for south.
Shawanaking. V, 10. South land at. See above.
Shawanapi. III, 19. Southern manly. _Shawano_, and _ape_, man.
Shawaniluen. IV, 10. South he saying. _Shawano_, and _luen_, to say.
Shawaniwak. IV, 59. South they go. _Shawano_, and _ewak_.
Shawanipalat. V, 42. South warrior. _Shawano_, and _itapalat_.
Shawanipekis. IV, 60. South of the lakes. _Shawano_, and _pek_, lake.
Shawaniwi. III, 6. Southerlings. _Shawano_, with suffix _wi_.
Shawanowi. V, 10. The Shawani. See above.
Shawapama. IV, 17. South and east there. _Shawano_, _wapan_, east, and
_ma_, there.
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