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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:lightning; it flashes lightning
Lenape:sasapëlehële [vii]

Sample Sentences

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English:The lightning repeatedly flashed everywhere.
Lenape:Wèmi li sasapëlehële.

Historical Example

Sausaupelehelaa [1824]

Comments

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

Analysis

Form:
sasapëlehële
Structure:
sa-sapële-hële-w
Meaning:
redup-shine-vb-3