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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: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