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Lenape Talking Dictionary

By English WORD or PHRASE

By Lenape WORD or PHRASE

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English:he cannot write
Lenape:ala lekhike

Comments

/w/ is elided in final position after a vowel.
Unsressed initial /ë/ is elided.

Analysis

Form:
ala lekhike
Structure:
ala ëlekhike-w
Meaning:
cannot write-3