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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
he who loves you
Lenape:
eholkòn [na]
Comments
/y/ of the IC prefix is elided and the prefix vowel absorbs the initial vowel of the root.
Unstressed /ë/ is elided.
/wà/ is realized as /ò/.
Analysis
Form:
eholkòn
Structure:
ye-ahol-ëkw-àn
Meaning:
IC-love-inv-2conj