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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 has a dry finger(s)
Lenape:penkwëlënche [via]

Comments

/w/ is elided in final position after a vowel.

Analysis

Form:
penkwëlënche
Structure:
penkw-ëlënch-e-w
Meaning:
dry-finger-vb-3