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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:he runs fast; it moves fast
Lenape:kshamehële [via]

Sample Sentences

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English:That deer runs fast.
Lenape:Kshamehële na ahtu.

Historical Example

shamahala [1684] run
kschamehelleuch [1755] he runs

Comments

The final /a/ of this verb mutates to /e/ before third person /-w/.

Analysis

Form:
kshamehële
Structure:
kshamehëla-w
Meaning:
run.fast-3