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Lenape Talking Dictionary

By English WORD or PHRASE

By Lenape WORD or PHRASE

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English:he smells like a skunk.
Lenape:shkakwimakwsu [via]

Comments

Unstressed /ë/ is elided.
/iw/ is realized as /u/.

Analysis

Form:
shkakwimakwsu
Structure:
shkakw-i-makw-ësi-w
Meaning:
skunk-cnct-smell-vb-3