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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:beloved ones
Lenape:aholkwësichik [na]

Comments

Unstressed /ë/ of the passive suffix is elided.
Third person conjunt /-t/ mutates to /-ch/ before /i/.

Analysis

Form:
aholkwësichik
Structure:
ahol-ëkw-ësi-t-ik
Meaning:
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