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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:he is bony; he is skinny
Lenape:òxkànësu [via]

Comments

/iw/ is realized as /u/.
Note: stress falls on the penult.

Analysis

Form:
òxkànësu
Structure:
òxkàn-ësi-w
Meaning:
bone-vb-3