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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
my younger brother; my younger sister; my younger cousin; my younger sibling
Lenape:
naxisëmës [na]
Sample Sentences
English:
My younger brother Bill Shawnee himself has already begun to forget.
Lenape:
Wa naxisëmës kènu Bill Shawnee mèchi nèka tolëmi wànin.
Historical Example
Hissimus [1648] brother, sister
issimus [1684] a brother
cp- chesimus [1760] younger brother or sister
Comments
/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /n/ and /x/.
Analysis
Form:
naxisëmës
Structure:
n-xisëmës
Meaning:
1-younger.sibling