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Lenape Talking Dictionary

By English WORD or PHRASE

By Lenape WORD or PHRASE

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English:he washes his hands
Lenape:shilënche [via]

Comments

Unstressed /ë/ is elided.
/w/ is elided in final position after a vowel.

Analysis

Form:
shilënche
Structure:
shi-ëlënch-e-w
Meaning:
wash-hand-vb-3