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Etymology
From mpi (“water”) + -xàm (“animal”).
Noun
mpixàm anim (plural mpixàmuk, diminutive mpixàmuk'tët, possessive mpixàma)
- seal (aquatic mammal)
References
- Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005) “mpixàm”, in Leneaux, Grant, Whritenour, Raymond, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project