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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:fish
Lenape:namès [na]

Sample Sentences

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English:That fish tastes good.
Lenape:Winkël na namès.
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English:That fish tastes very good.
Lenape:Sòmi winkël na namès.
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English:Surprisingly that one was half fish!
Lenape:Kèku lahëwàn pahsi namès!

Historical Example

Lamèès [1648] fish
lamiss [1684] fish
Naumóáóás [1824] fish

Analysis

Form:
namès
Structure:
namès
Meaning:
fish