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English:seventy-five cents
Lenape:naxa nahënëm [ni]

Comments

In former times one raccoon pelt was valued at 25 cents. Thus the word for "raccoon" came to mean a quarter, or 25 cents.

Analysis

Form:
naxa nahënëm
Structure:
naxa nahënëm
Meaning:
three raccoon