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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:he cleanses me (by burning cedar)
Lenape:mpilhìksukw [vta]

Comments

/n/ assimilates to /p/ and is realized as /m/.
/ë/ is raised to /u/ in anticipation of /w/.

Analysis

Form:
mpilhìksukw
Structure:
n-pil-hìks-ëk-w
Meaning:
1-clean-cedar-inv-3