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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:my aunt
Lenape:nkahètët [na]

Comments

/t/ of the diminutive sufix supplants final /s/ of the root.

Analysis

Form:
nkahètët
Structure:
n-kahès-tët
Meaning:
1-mother-dim