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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:he who loves him or her
Lenape:eholat [na]

Historical Example

ehoolaat [1770] she who loves him

Comments

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

Analysis

Form:
eholat
Structure:
ye-ahol-a-t
Meaning:
IC-love-dir-t