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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
he has dry hair (said of an animal)
Lenape:
penkwixèkëne [via]
Comments
/w/ is elided in final position after a vowel.
Note: the root for "hair" (/mixèkën/ in its complete form) refers to animal hair (i.e., fur) or human body hair (but not head hair unless cut from the head).
Analysis
Form:
penkwixèkëne
Structure:
penkw-ixèkën-e-w
Meaning:
dry-hair-vb-3