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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 is lying down and has black hair (used in reference to a mean person: he will be dead while his hair is still black)
Lenape:sëkantpèxin [via]

Comments

/w/ is elided in final position after a consonant other than /k/ or /h/.

Analysis

Form:
sëkanpèxin
Structure:
sëk-anpè-xin-w
Meaning:
black.hair.lie-3