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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: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