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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 (pl.); fishes
Lenape:namèsàk [na]

Historical Example

namesak [1755] fish (pl)
Naumóáóásuk [1824] fishes

Comments

Sress falls on the penultimate.

Analysis

Form:
namèsàk
Structure:
namès-àk
Meaning:
fish-pl