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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:it looks red; it looks reddish
Lenape:màxkinakòt [vii]

Sample Sentences

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English:Her dress is a reddish color.
Lenape:Màxkinakòt tohèmpsëm.

Comments

/wa/ is realized as /o/ and laxed in a closed syllable.
The first syllable of "look" is dropped in compounding.

Analysis

Form:
màxkinakòt
Structure:
màxk-ëlinakwa-t
Meaning:
red-look-3conj