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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:she hunts men
Lenape:nuchìnuwe [via]

Comments

/w/ is elided in final position after a vowel.
Note: /lìnu/ "man" takes the form /ìnu/ in compounds.

Analysis

Form:
nuchìnuwe
Structure:
nuch-ìnu-we-w
Meaning:
hunt-man-vb-3