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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 flinches (as when startled)
Lenape:sàlkihële [via]

Comments

/w/ is elided in final position after a vowel.

Analysis

Form:
sàlkihële
Structure:
sàl-ki-hële-w
Meaning:
startle-be-vb-3