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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:long dishes; troughs
Lenape:kwënënchuwa [ni]

Comments

/w/ is inserted as a transition sound between /u/ and /a/.
Note: the form for "dish" in compounds is different from the usual word /lokens/.

Analysis

Form:
kwënënchuwa
Structure:
kwën-ënchu-a
Meaning:
long-dish-pl.inan