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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 is tall
Lenape:kwënakwsu [via]

Sample Sentences

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English:This Jim is Tall.
Lenape:Kwënakwsu wa Jim.
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English:He is tall and skinny.
Lenape:Kwënakwsu òk aluku.

Historical Example

gunaksu [1770] he is tall

Comments

Unstressed /ë/ is elided.
/iw/ is realized as /u/.

Analysis

Form:
kwënakwsu
Structure:
kwënakwësi-w
Meaning:
be.tall-3