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Lenape Talking Dictionary

By English WORD or PHRASE

By Lenape WORD or PHRASE

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English:he left because he hated him
Lenape:alëmske èli shinkalat [via]

Comments

Root-final /a/ of "leave" mutates to /e/ before third person /-w/.

Analysis

Form:
alëmske èli shinkalat
Structure:
alëmska-w èli shinkal-a-t
Meaning:
leave-3 because hate-dir-3conj