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Lenape Talking Dictionary

By English WORD or PHRASE

By Lenape WORD or PHRASE

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English:he is good looking; he is handsome; he is nearly perfect in appearance
Lenape:wëlësu [via]

Historical Example

wullessu [1770] he is beautiful

Comments

/iw/ is realized as /u/.

Analysis

Form:
wëlësu
Structure:
wëlësi-w
Meaning:
be.good.looking-3