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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:it is old
Lenape:xuwe [vii]

Historical Example

Hooaa [1824] old

Comments

/w/ is elided in final position after a vowel.

Analysis

Form:
xuwe
Structure:
xuwe-w
Meaning:
be.old-3