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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
meat
Lenape:
wiyus [ni]
Sample Sentences
English:
Give me some meat and potatoes, I am hungry.
Lenape:
Mili wiyus òk hopënisàk, nkatupwi.
English:
Will you eat the meat?
Lenape:
Xu hèch këmichin në wiyus?
English:
It would be better to have meat.
Lenape:
Alëwi a wiyus.
English:
The meat is red.
Lenape:
Màxke në wiyus.
Historical Example
Jws [1648] flesh
iwse [1684] meat; flesh
wijoos; ojoos [1755] meat
Analysis
Form:
wiyus
Structure:
wiyus
Meaning:
meat