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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
they have black hair
Lenape:
sëkalhùkweyòk [via]
Comments
The verbal suffix /a/ commonly mutates to /e/ before third person /-w/.
/wà/ is realized as /ò/.
Analysis
Form:
sëkalhùkweyòk
Structure:
sëk-alhùkw-a-w-àk
Meaning:
black-hair-vb-3-pl.anim