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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:little boy
Lenape:pilaechështët [na]

Comments

The form /pilae/ taken as a root is given a double diminutive, with the first of these idiosyncratically modified to avoid a /ch-t/ sequence.

Analysis

Form:
pilaechështët
Structure:
pilae-chëch-tët
Meaning:
boy-dim-dim