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Lenape Talking Dictionary

By English WORD or PHRASE

By Lenape WORD or PHRASE

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English:big man; he is a big man
Lenape:xinkòhtènu [na]

Comments

Note: /xinkòh/ is a variant of /xinkwi/ "big"; /ènu/ is a truncated form of /lënu/ "man."

Analysis

Form:
xinkòhtènu
Structure:
xinkòh-t-ènu
Meaning:
big-MP-man