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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 has dry hair (said of an animal)
Lenape:penkwixèkëne [via]

Comments

/w/ is elided in final position after a vowel.
Note: the root for "hair" (/mixèkën/ in its complete form) refers to animal hair (i.e., fur) or human body hair (but not head hair unless cut from the head).

Analysis

Form:
penkwixèkëne
Structure:
penkw-ixèkën-e-w
Meaning:
dry-hair-vb-3