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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
caretakers; nurses
Lenape:
kenahkihèchik [na]
Comments
Third person conjunct /-t/ mutates to /ch/ before /i/.
The vowel of the verbalizing suffix is laxed in a closed syllable.
Analysis
Form:
kenahkihèchik
Structure:
kenahkih-e-t-ik
Meaning:
care.for-vb-3conj-conj.pl