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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
he is not well thought of
Lenape:
mahtelëmùksu [via]
Comments
/ë/ of the passive suffix is raised to /ù/.
/ë/ of the verbal suffix is elided.
/iw/ is realized as /u/.
Analysis
Form:
mahtelëmùksu
Structure:
maht-elëm-ëk-ësi-w
Meaning:
bad-think-psv-vb-3