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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
the way he talked
Lenape:
èltunhèt [via]
Comments
/y/ of the IC prefix is elided; the /eë/ sequence is realized as /è/.
/e/ of the verbalizing suffix is laxed in a closed syllable.
Analysis
Form:
èltunhèt
Structure:
ye-ël-tun-he-t
Meaning:
IC-thus-mouth-vb-3conj