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Lenape Talking Dictionary

By English WORD or PHRASE

By Lenape WORD or PHRASE

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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