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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 dirty finger; he has dirty fingers; he has dirty hands
Lenape:niskëlënche [via]

Comments

The verbal suffix /-a/ mutates to /e/ before third person /-w/.
/w/ is elided in final position after a vowel.

Analysis

Form:
niskëlënch
Structure:
nisk-ëlënch-a-w
Meaning:
dirty-finger-vb-3