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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: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