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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:it is ugly
Lenape:xahinakòt [vii]

Historical Example

mechawinaagot [1755] it looks so dreadful

Comments

/wa/ is realized as /o/, and the resulting vowel is laxed in a closed syllable.

Analysis

Form:
xahinakòt
Structure:
xahinakwa-t
Meaning:
be.ugly-3conj