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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 fowls; hens
Lenape:xkwehëleyòk [na]

Comments

Root-final /w/ of "woman" is dropped in compounding.
/wà/ is realized as /ò/.
/y/ is inserted as a transition sound between /e/ and /ò/.

Analysis

Form:
xkwehëleyòk
Structure:
xkwew-hëlew-àk
Meaning:
woman-fowl-pl.anim