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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
tail
Lenape:
shkwënay [ni]
Historical Example
Shkwinii [1824]
Comments
Nouns in /-ew/ replace the final with /ay/ in uninflected forms.
Analysis
Form:
shkwënay
Structure:
shkwënew
Meaning:
tail