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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:the way we look
Lenape:èlinakwsienkw

Comments

the noun-forming IC suffix changes the initial vowel of the root. Unstressed /ë/ of the verb final is elided.

Analysis

Form:
èlinakwsienkw
Structure:
ye-ëlinakw-ësi-enkw
Meaning:
IC-look-vb-1pl.conj