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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 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