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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
he talks nonsense; he talks for nothing
Lenape:
nuchkwewtunhe [via]
Comments
/w/ is elided in final position after a vowel.
Analysis
Form:
nuchkwewtunhe
Structure:
nuchkwew-tun-he-w
Meaning:
no.use-mouth-vb-3