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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:big rivers
Lenape:kithana [ni]

Comments

An idiosyncratic formation in which the plural suffix supplants the vowel ending of the singular form.

Analysis

Form:
kithana
Structure:
kit-hane-a
Meaning:
big-river-pl.inan