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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
let it be so; amen
Lenape:
na në lekèch [via]
Comments
Unstressed /ë/ is elided.
/e/ of the subjunctive suffix is laxed in a closed syllable.
Analysis
Form:
na në lekèch
Structure:
na në ële-k-e-ch
Meaning:
then that be.so-inan.conj-subjnt-fut