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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
it is bad (lit: it is not good)
Lenape:
mata wëlëtuu [vii]
Comments
/iw/ is realized a /u/.
/w/ is elided between vowels.
Analysis
Form:
mata wëlëtuu
Structure:
mata wëlët-uwi-w
Meaning:
not good-neg-3