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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
hunters
Lenape:
èlaichik
Comments
/y/ of the IC prefix is dropped, and the vowel sequence /ea/ merges as /è/.
Third person conjunct /t/ mutates to /ch/ before /i/.
Analysis
Form:
èlaichik
Structure:
ye-alai-t-ik
Meaning:
IC-hunt-3conj-conj.pl