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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:male bird; male fowl
Lenape:lënuwehële [na]

Historical Example

lennowehelle [1760] a he one - (male bird)

Comments

/w/ is inserted as a transition sound between /u/ and /e/.
/w/ is elided in final position after a vowel.

Analysis

Form:
lìnuwehële
Structure:
lìnu-ehële-w
Meaning:
male-fowl-3