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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:what they said
Lenape:èluwèhtit [via]

Comments

/y/ of the IC prefix is elided; the /eë/ sequence is realized as /è/.
Unstressed /ë/ of the conjunct plural is elided.
The final vowel of the root is laxed in a closed syllable.

Analysis

Form:
èluwèhtit
Structure:
ye-ëluwe-hëti-t
Meaning:
IC-say-3pl.conj-3conj