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Noun
chëlilis anim (plural chëlilisàk)
- slate-colored Junco, snowbird, Junco hyemalis
References
- Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005) “chëlilisàk”, in Leneaux, Grant, Whritenour, Raymond, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project