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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:black woman
Lenape:sëkahkolèxkwe [na]

Comments

Unstressed /ë/ is elided, and /e/ is laxed in a closed syllable.
/w/ is elided in final position after a vowel.

Analysis

Form:
sëkahkolèxkwe
Structure:
sëkahkole-ëxkwew
Meaning:
black.person-woman