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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: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