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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:Girl! (voc.); Woman! (voc.) (vocative for xkwe or skixkwe, q.v.)
Lenape:xkwèchi [na]

Comments

Root-final /w/ is dropped in compounding.

Analysis

Form:
xkwèchi
Structure:
xkwew-chi
Meaning:
woman-voc