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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 horse
Lenape:sëkehënaonkès [na]

Comments

Note: initial /n/ of "horse" is dropped in the process of compounding.
See also /sëkinehënaonkès/.

Analysis

Form:
sëkehënaonkès
Structure:
sëk-nehënaonkès
Meaning:
black-horse