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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 has black hair
Lenape:sëkalhùkwe [via]

Comments

The verbal suffix /a/ commonly mutates to /e/ before third person /-w/.

Analysis

Form:
sëkalhùkwe
Structure:
sëk-alhùkw-a-w
Meaning:
black-hair-vb-3