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Lenape Talking Dictionary

By English WORD or PHRASE

By Lenape WORD or PHRASE

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English:female animal
Lenape:xkwexàm [na]

Historical Example

ochguechum [1760] mare
Oakwóáóáhum [1824] bitch

Comments

Root-final /w/ of "woman" is dropped in compounding.
/w/ is elided in final position after consonants other than /k/ or /h/.

Analysis

Form:
xkwexàm
Structure:
xkwew-xàmw
Meaning:
woman-animal