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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
she is wearing a wrinkled dress
Lenape:
pisëlahèmpse [via]
Comments
Unstressed /ë/ is elided.
/w/ is elided in final position after a vowel.
Analysis
Form:
pisëlahèmpse
Structure:
pisëla-hèmpës-e-w
Meaning:
be.wrinkled-dress-vb-3