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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 has a striped tail
Lenape:mamalalëwe [via]

Comments

/w/ is elided in final position after a vowel.
Stress falls on he antepenult.

Analysis

Form:
mamalalëwe
Structure:
mamal-alëw-e-w
Meaning:
be.striped-tail-vb-3