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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:strangeness
Lenape:chipsëwakàn [via]

Comments

Unstressed /ë/ of the verbal suffix is elided, and /i/ of the suffix is weakened to /ë/.

Analysis

Form:
chipsëwakàn
Structure:
chip-ësi-wakàn
Meaning:
strange-vb-noun