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Lenape Talking Dictionary

By English WORD or PHRASE

By Lenape WORD or PHRASE

Detailed Entry Information

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English:it is deep water
Lenape:xitkwe [vii]

Historical Example

Heetkwaa [1824]

Comments

/w/ is elided in final postion after a vowel.

Analysis

Form:
xitkwe
Structure:
xitkwe-w
Meaning:
deep.water-3