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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:his grandfather; his great uncle
Lenape:mëxumsa [na]

Comments

Unstressed /ë/ is elided.
A third person prefix /w-/ is implied but not expressed overtly.

Analysis

Form:
mëxumsa
Structure:
mëxumës-a
Meaning:
grandfather-obv