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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
he hunts for a woman
Lenape:
nutxkwee [via]
Comments
Initial /w/ metathesizes with /n/ and is absorbed by the following /u/.
Root-final /w/ is elided between vowels.
Analysis
Form:
nutxkwee
Structure:
w-nut-ëxkwew-e
Meaning:
3-hunt-woman-vb