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Lenape Talking Dictionary

By English WORD or PHRASE

By Lenape WORD or PHRASE

Detailed Entry Information

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English:it tastes good (applied to raw fruits and vegetables; and several cooked vegetables); he tastes good (such as a  cooked squirrel, rabbit, chicken, etc.)
Lenape:winkël [vii]

Sample Sentences

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English:This chicken tastes good.
Lenape:Winkël wa tipas.
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English:Did he taste good? (such as an apple)
Lenape:Winkël hèch?

Comments

/w/ is elided in final position after consonants other than /k/ or /h/.

Analysis

Form:
winkël
Structure:
winkël-w
Meaning:
taste.good-3