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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: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