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Lenape Talking Dictionary

By English WORD or PHRASE

By Lenape WORD or PHRASE

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English:woman who has had a child or children
Lenape:wènichanit xkwe [na]

Comments

Unstressed /ë/ is elided.
/w/ is elided in final position after a vowel.

Analysis

Form:
wènichanit xkwe
Structure:
wènichani-t ëxkwew
Meaning:
be.parent-3conj woman