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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:cloth; a little piece of cloth
Lenape:hèmptët [ni]

Comments

The initial /t/ of the diminutive sufffix supplants final /s/ of the root; the unstressed /ë/ is also elided.

Analysis

Form:
hèmptët
Structure:
hèmpës-tët
Meaning:
cloth-dim