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Lenape Talking Dictionary

By English WORD or PHRASE

By Lenape WORD or PHRASE

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English:he is telling a story truthfully
Lenape:shàxahkachimu [via]

Comments

/iw/ is realized as /u/, absorbing the preceding /w/.

Analysis

Form:
shëxaxkachimu
Structure:
shëxaxk-achimwi-w
Meaning:
straight-tell.story-3