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Lenape Talking Dictionary

By English WORD or PHRASE

By Lenape WORD or PHRASE

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English:he plants a large field (see also xinghòkihe)
Lenape:mèxinkhòkihe [ni]

Comments

/xx/ coalesces to a single occurrence /x/.
/w/ metathesizes with /h/, and the resulting /wà/ sequence is
realized as /ò/.
/w/ is elided in final position after a vowel.

Analysis

Form:
mèxinkhòkihe
Structure:
mèx-xinkw-hàkihe-w
Meaning:
great-big-plant-3