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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
Those potatoes and onions taste good.
Lenape:
Winkëluk nèk hopënisàk òk ulepënàk.
Comments
Weak /à/ of the plural suffix attached to the verb is elided.
The /w/ suffix of the verb is vocalized as /u/.
Analysis
Form:
winkëluk nèk hopënisàk òk ulepënàk.
Structure:
winkël-w-àk nèk hopënis-àk òk ulepën-àk.
Meaning:
taste.good-3-pl.anim those potato-pl.anim and onion-pl.anim
