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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 is wearing moccasins
Lenape:lënhàksëne [via]

Comments

/w/ is elided in final position.
Note: the form /hàksën/ does not occur without the prefix.

Analysis

Form:
lënhàksëne
Structure:
lën-hàksën-e-w
Meaning:
common-moccasin-vb-3