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Lenape Talking Dictionary

By English WORD or PHRASE

By Lenape WORD or PHRASE

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English:it is black and shiny
Lenape:sëkëlexën [vii]

Comments

/w/ is elided in final position after consonants other than /k/ and /h/.

Analysis

Form:
sëkëlexën
Structure:
sëk-ëlexën-w
Meaning:
black-shiny-3