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Lenape Talking Dictionary

By English WORD or PHRASE

By Lenape WORD or PHRASE

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English:they are sad; they are sorry
Lenape:shielìntàmuk [via]

Comments

Weak /à/ is elided, and /w/ is vocalized as /u/ between consonants.

Analysis

Form:
shielìntàmuk
Structure:
shielìntàm-w-àk
Meaning:
be.sad-3-pl.anim