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Lenape Talking Dictionary

By English WORD or PHRASE

By Lenape WORD or PHRASE

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English:he looks big
Lenape:xinkwinakwsu [via]

Comments

The first syllable of "look" is dropped in compounds.
Unstressed /ë/ of the verbal suffix is elided.
/iw/ is realized as /u/.

Analysis

Form:
xinkwinakwsu
Structure:
xinkw-ëlinakw-ësi-w
Meaning:
big-look-vb-3