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Lenape Talking Dictionary

By English WORD or PHRASE

By Lenape WORD or PHRASE

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English:he has fat legs
Lenape:wisëwëkate [via]

Comments

/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /w/ and /k/.
/w/ is elided in final position after a vowel.

Analysis

Form:
wisëwëkate
Structure:
wisëw-kat-e-w
Meaning:
be.fat-leg-vb-3