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Lenape Talking Dictionary

By English WORD or PHRASE

By Lenape WORD or PHRASE

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English:he is well thought of
Lenape:xinkwelëmùksu [via]

Comments

/ë/ of the inverse suffix is rounded to /ù/ after /m/.
Unstressed /ë/ of the verbal suffix is elided.
/iw/ is realized as /u/.
Note: /elëm/ is a truncated form of /pënawelëm/ "to think about someone."

Analysis

Form:
xinkwelëmùksu
Structure:
xinkw-elëm-ëk-ësi-w
Meaning:
big-think.of-inv-vb-3