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Lenape Talking Dictionary

By English WORD or PHRASE

By Lenape WORD or PHRASE

Detailed Entry Information

English:murderer (one who has repeatedly killed)

Lenape:nènhìlëwès

Analysis

Form:

nènhìlëwès

Structure:

nè-nhìlëwè-s

Meaning:

redup-murder-noun

This material is based on work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant Numbers 0214422, 1064636 & 1562883

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