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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: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