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Lenape Talking Dictionary

By English WORD or PHRASE

By Lenape WORD or PHRASE

Detailed Entry Information

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English:pine tree
Lenape:kuwe [na]

Historical Example

Chuwo [1648] pine tree
Kówaa [1824] pine

Comments

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

Analysis

Form:
kuwe
Structure:
kuwew
Meaning:
pine.tree