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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:sunflower
Lenape:òxeataès [ni]

Comments

/w/ is elided between vowels.
Note: stress falls on the antepenult.

Analysis

Form:
òxeataès
Structure:
òxe-wataès
Meaning:
light-flower