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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
he fell to the ground
Lenape:
hakink lihële [via]
Comments
Unstressed initial /ë/ is elided.
Final /a/ of this verb mutates to /e/ before /-w/.
Analysis
Form:
hakink lihële
Structure:
haki-nk lihële
Meaning:
ground-loc ëlihëla-w