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Lenape Talking Dictionary

By English WORD or PHRASE

By Lenape WORD or PHRASE

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English:many holes in the ground; many caves in the ground
Lenape:òlhakeike [ni]

Comments

/w/ is elided in final position after a vowel.

Analysis

Form:
òlhakeike
Structure:
òl-hake-ike-w
Meaning:
hole-ground-be.among-3