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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:high; tall; it is tall; it looks long
Lenape:kwënakòt [vii]

Historical Example

gunnaagot [1760] it is tall

Comments

/wa/ is realized as /o/; the vowel is laxed in a closed syllable.

Analysis

Form:
kwënakòt
Structure:
kwënakwa-t
Meaning:
be.tall-3conj