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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
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