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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
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