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Lenape Talking Dictionary

By English WORD or PHRASE

By Lenape WORD or PHRASE

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English:good-for-nothing man
Lenape:malxkwe [via]

Comments

Note: this term can be applied to a skìnu (young man), lënu (man) or kìkuwìnu (middle-aged man), but never to a hilusës (old man).

Analysis

Form:
malxkwe
Structure:
malxkwe
Meaning:
no.good.man