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Lenape Talking Dictionary

By English WORD or PHRASE

By Lenape WORD or PHRASE

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English:it is not good
Lenape:wëlìtuu [vii]

Historical Example

matta ruti [1684] it is good for nothing

Comments

/wi/ is realized as /u/, and /w/ is elided in final position.

Analysis

Form:
wëlìtuu
Structure:
wëlìt-uwi-w
Meaning:
be.good-neg-3