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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
salt
Lenape:
sikhay
Sample Sentences
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