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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:female fowl
Lenape:xkwehële [na]

Historical Example

ochquehelle [1760] a hen

Comments

Root-final /w/ of "woman" is dropped in compounding.
/w/ is elided in final position after a vowel.

Analysis

Form:
xkwehële
Structure:
xkwew-hëlew
Meaning:
woman-fowl