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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
he makes droll remarks
Lenape:
ahkikuwe [via]
Comments
Weak /ë/ is rounded to /u/ in anticipation of /w/.
Stress falls on the last non-final strong vowel, which is /i/.
/w/ is elided in final position after a vowel.
Analysis
Form:
ahkikuwe
Structure:
ahkikëwe-w
Meaning:
be.droll-3