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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 guides me; he leads me by the hand; he led me
Lenape:nsakakwënùkw [vta]

Comments

/ë/ of the inverse suffix is rounded to /ù/ in anticipation of /w/.

Analysis

Form:
nsakakwënùkw
Structure:
n-sakakw-ën-ëk-w
Meaning:
1-lead-by.hand-inv-3