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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
female fowl
Lenape:
xkwehële [na]
Historical Example
ochquehelle [1760] a hen
Comments
Root-final /w/ of "woman" is dropped in compounding.
/w/ is elided in final position after a vowel.
Analysis
Form:
xkwehële
Structure:
xkwew-hëlew
Meaning:
woman-fowl