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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 has a swollen foot
Lenape:mahkwisite [via]

Comments

The repeated syllable /si/ is reduced to a single occurrence in the process of compounding.
/w/ is elided in final position after a vowel.

Analysis

Form:
mahkwisite
Structure:
mahkwisi-sit-e-w
Meaning:
be.swollen-foot-vb-3