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Lenape Talking Dictionary

By English WORD or PHRASE

By Lenape WORD or PHRASE

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English:the little thing is shivering from the cold
Lenape:nànkahchitu [via]

Comments

Unstressed /ë/ is elided.
/iw/ is realized as /u/.

Analysis

Form:
nànkahchitu
Structure:
nànkahchi-ëti-w
Meaning:
shiver-dim-3