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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:they have dirty hands
Lenape:niskëlëncheyòk [via]

Comments

the verbal suffix /-a/ mutates to /e/ before third person /-w/.
/wà/ is realized as /ò/.
/y/ is inserted as a transition sound between /e/ and /ò/.

Analysis

Form:
niskëlëncheyòk
Structure:
nisk-ëlënch-a-w-àk
Meaning:
dirty-hand-vb-3-pl.anim