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English:he is melancholy; he is gloomy; he is depressed and worried

Lenape:sàkwelìntàm [via]

sacquelentam [1760] he is uneasy

/w/ is elided in final position after a consonant other than /k/ or /h/.

Form:

sàkwelìntàm

Structure:

sàkwelìntàm-w

Meaning:

be.melancholy-3