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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 is owned
Lenape:nihëlalkwësu [via]

Comments

Unstressed /ë/ of the passive suffix is elided.
/iw/ is realized as /u/.

Analysis

Form:
nihëlalkwësu
Structure:
nihëlal-ëkw-ësi-w
Meaning:
own-psv-vb-3