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English:white people; white men

Lenape:shëwanahkòk [na]

English:Several white people.

Lenape:Kèxa shëwanahkok.

English:The white people long ago said we will live so long and finally we will lose everything.

Lenape:Luweyok lòmëwe yuki shëwanahkok xantki pètawsinèn tìlìch ànkhitunèn wèmi kèku.

/wà/ is realized as /ò/.

Form:

shëwanahkòk

Structure:

shëwanahkw-àk

Meaning:

white.person-pl.anim