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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:we have black hair
Lenape:ksëkalhùkwehëna [via]

Comments

/ë/ is inserted between /h/ and /m/.
/m/ is elided before /n/.
The first person plural suffix /-nan/ is realized as /-na/ in final position.
Note: This is the inclusive "we."

Analysis

Form:
ksëkalhùkwehëna
Structure:
k-sëkalhùkwe-hm-nan
Meaning:
2-black.hair-MP-1.pl