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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
the pitiful ones; those who are dead and buried
Lenape:
kètëmaksichik [na]
Comments
Unstressed /ë/ of the verb ending is elided.
Third person conjunct /-t/ mutates to /ch/ before /i/.
Analysis
Form:
kètëmaksichik
Structure:
kètëmakësi-t-ik
Meaning:
be.pitiful-3conj-conj.pl