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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:my relatives
Lenape:elànkumàkik [na]

Historical Example

elanggomachgiik [1760] my friends

Comments

Initial /y/ is dropped, and the /eë/ sequence emerges as /e/.
/a/ is laxed in a closed syllable.

Analysis

Form:
elànkumàkik
Structure:
ye-ëlànkuma-k-ik
Meaning:
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