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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 is rowing (boat); he is paddling (canoe)
Lenape:chimhe [via]

Comments

/w/ is elided in final position after a vowel.

Analysis

Form:
chimhe
Structure:
chim-he-w
Meaning:
paddle-vb-3