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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 is running well (not used for people; applied to horses, cars, wagons, etc.); it moves well
Lenape:wëlamehële [via]

Historical Example

wulamehhelle [1760] a pacing horse

Comments

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

Analysis

Form:
wëlamehële
Structure:
wël-amehële-w
Meaning:
well-run-3