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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
little girl
Lenape:
xkwechìshtët [na]
Comments
Root-final /w/ is dropped in compounding.
/chich/ is modified to /chish/ before /tët/.
Analysis
Form:
xkwechìshtët
Structure:
xkwew-chìsh-tët
Meaning:
woman-dim-dim