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Lenape Talking Dictionary

By English WORD or PHRASE

By Lenape WORD or PHRASE

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English:he washed it
Lenape:kwëshixtun [vti]

Historical Example

goschiechtoon [1770] he washes it

Comments

/w/ metathesizes with /k/.
Inanimate /-ne/ is realized as /-n/ in final position.

Analysis

Form:
kwëshixtun
Structure:
w-këshixtu-ne
Meaning:
3-wash.it-inan