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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:to elect a ruler
Lenape:kikayëmhe [vta]

Comments

The mutated form /kìkay/ (from /kìkew/) is taken as a new base.
The form must be inflected for have a preverb to be grammatical.

Analysis

Form:
kikayëmhe
Structure:
kikay-ëm-he
Meaning:
elder-rel-vb