[Lexicog] Digest Number 175

Jimrem at AOL.COM Jimrem at AOL.COM
Fri Aug 13 16:31:37 UTC 2004


In a message dated 8/13/2004 11:04:20 AM Central Daylight Time, 
lexicographylist at yahoogroups.com writes:
How do you name the bat in your language? And where would you put it
in a domain dictionary?
In the Lenape or Delaware Indian language the bat is known as pipisilunkòn 
which literally means "wrinkled wing."  Most speakers tended to class bats with 
birds.

Jim

Jim Rementer, Director
Lenape Language Project
The Delaware Tribe
220 NW Virginia Avenue
Bartlesville OK 74003
918-336-5272, ext. 503 
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