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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
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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