chihopèkëlis

== Unami == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.). Perhaps from Proto-Eastern Algonquian *šīwāp- (“blue”), from Proto-Algonquian *ši·wa·p-, compare Mohegan-Pequot siwôpisuw (“he is blue”), Cree sîpihko- (“blue”). Cognate with Munsee shiiwaapeekulush (“bluebird”). === Noun === chihopèkëlis anim (plural chihopèkëlisàk) bluebird (clarification of this definition is needed (Is this definition constrained to a taxonomic group, or does it just refer to any blue passerine bird?)) === References === Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005), “chihopèkëlis”, in Grant Leneaux, Raymond Whritenour, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project