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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
the way we look
Lenape:
èlinakwsienkw
Comments
the noun-forming IC suffix changes the initial vowel of the root. Unstressed /ë/ of the verb final is elided.
Analysis
Form:
èlinakwsienkw
Structure:
ye-ëlinakw-ësi-enkw
Meaning:
IC-look-vb-1pl.conj