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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
you will lie under red dirt
Lenape:
këmàxkhàkièxi [via]
Comments
/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /k/ and /m/.
Note: This is a prediction made of the death of a young woman in a Delaware story.
Analysis
Form:
këmàxkhàkièxi
Structure:
k-màxk-hàki-èxi
Meaning:
2-red-dirt-lie