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Lenape Talking Dictionary

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By Lenape WORD or PHRASE

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English:middle-aged women
Lenape:kìkayuxkweyok [na]

Comments

The mutated form /kikay/ is taken as a new base.
/iw/ is realized as /u/.
--o--
Initial /ë/ of "woman" is elided.
/wa/ is realized as /o/.
The compound is treated as a single word.

Analysis

Form:
kìkayuxkweyok
Structure:
kìkay-i-w ëxkwew-ak
Meaning:
elder-vb-3 woman-pl.anim