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Lenape Talking Dictionary

By English WORD or PHRASE

By Lenape WORD or PHRASE

Detailed Entry Information

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English:salt
Lenape:sikhay

Sample Sentences

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English:Salt and pepper.
Lenape:Sikhay òk pèpël.

Historical Example

seckha [1684]
sikhey [1760] salt
Seekhii [1824]

Comments

This noun belongs to a class whose underlying /ew/ is realized as /ay/ unless followed by a suffix.

Analysis

Form:
sikhay
Structure:
sikhew
Meaning:
salt