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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:comb
Lenape:chixamokàn [na]

Historical Example

kschichhican [1770] comb

Comments

Although the suffix /-wakàn/ normally appears with the /wa/ sequence intact, the root-final /m/ appears to force the mutation of /wa/ to /o/.

Analysis

Form:
chixamokàn
Structure:
chixam-wakàn
Meaning:
comb-tool