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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
he is dancing the bean dance
Lenape:
malàxkwsitke [via]
Comments
Note: the verbal ending supplants /an/ of /kan/ "dance."
Analysis
Form:
malàxkwsitke
Structure:
malàxkwsit-k-e-w
Meaning:
bean-dance-vb-3