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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
little rabbit
Lenape:
chëmamtët [na]
Comments
Unstressed /ë/ is elided.
Initial /t/ of the diminutive suffix supplants the final /s/ of the root.
Analysis
Form:
chëmamtët
Structure:
chëmamës-tët
Meaning:
rabbit-dim