Detailed Entry Information

English:little bird

Lenape:chulëntët [na]

Historical Example

tscholentit [1760] little bird
Tshooluntit [1824]

Comments

Initial /t/ of the diminutive suffix supplants the root-final /s/.

Analysis

Form:

chulëntët

Structure:

chulëns-tët

Meaning:

bird-dim