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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:seamstress, tailor (lit: one who sews often)
Lenape:kèhkëlixikès [na]

Comments

/ye/ metathesizes with /k/, and /y/ is elided.
The /eë/ sequence is realized as /e/ and is laxed to /è/ in a closed syllable.
Root-final /e/ is laxed in a closed syllable.
Note: reduplication marks recurrence of an act.

Analysis

Form:
kèhkëlixikès
Structure:
ye-këh-këlixike-s
Meaning:
IC-redup-sew-noun