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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
the way it looks
Lenape:
èlinakòt [via]
Historical Example
elinago; elinaquot [1755] how it looks
Comments
Initial /y/ is elided, and the two vowels merge as /è/.
/wa/ is realized as /ò/ and is laxed in a closed syllable.
Analysis
Form:
èlinakòt
Structure:
ye-ëlinakw-a-t
Meaning:
IC-look-vb-3conj