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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:maggot
Lenape:ukwe [na]

Historical Example

Ookwaa [1824]

Comments

/w/ is elided in final position after a vowel.

Analysis

Form:
ukwe
Structure:
ukwew
Meaning:
maggot