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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
the ones who love him
Lenape:
eholachik [na]
Historical Example
eholaatschiik [1770] him whom they love
Comments
/y/ of the IC prefix is elided and the prefix vowel absorbs the initial vowel of the root.
Third person conjunct /t/ mutates to /ch/ before /i/.
Analysis
Form:
eholachik
Structure:
ye-ahol-a-t-ik
Meaning:
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