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Lenape Talking Dictionary

By English WORD or PHRASE

By Lenape WORD or PHRASE

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English:the one I love
Lenape:eholàk [na]

Historical Example

eholak [1760] whom I love

Comments

/y/ of the IC prefix is elided and the prefix vowel absorbs the initial vowel of the root.

Analysis

Form:
eholàk
Structure:
ye-ahol-àk
Meaning:
IC-love-1.conj