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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
he is old
Lenape:
kìkayu [via]
Comments
The mutated form /kikay/ is taken as a new base with the addition of verbal ending /-i/.
/iw/ is realized as /u/.
Analysis
Form:
kìkayu
Structure:
kìkay-i-w
Meaning:
be.old-vb-3