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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
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