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English:deceased Delawares

Lenape:lënapeyunkahke [na]

English:Long ago when the Delawares lived in the east.

Lenape:Lòmëwe ènta yuki Lënapeyunkahke wikhatihtit wehènchiopànk.

English:This place where the old Delawares had lived.

Lenape:Yu tali yushe xuwi Lënapeyunkahke wihikihtit.

/w/ is elided between vowels and is replaced by /y/ as a transition sound.

Form:

lënapeyënkahke

Structure:

lënapew-ënkahke

Meaning:

Delaware-deceased