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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:he did great deeds; he has power from a supernatural source
Lenape:kanshilësu [via]

Comments

Unstressed /ë/ is elided.
/iw/ is realized as /u/

Analysis

Form:
kanshilësu
Structure:
kanshi-ëlësi-w
Meaning:
great-do-3