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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 jumps down
Lenape:pënakil [via]

Comments

/w/ is elided in final position after a consonant other than /k/ or /h/.

Analysis

Form:
pënakil
Structure:
pënakil-w
Meaning:
jump.down-3