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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
calf (young bovine only)
Lenape:
wèhshùmwitët [na]
Comments
The intitial /t/ of the diminutive suffix supplants the final /s/ of the root.
Analysis
Form:
wèshùmwitët
Structure:
wèshùmwis-tët
Meaning:
cow-dim