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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
writers; authors
Lenape:
ehëlèkhikèchik [na]
Comments
/y/ of the noun-forming IC prefix is dropped and /h/ is inserted as a transition sound.
Third person conjunct /t/ mutates to /ch/ before /i/.
Root-final /e/ is laxed as though in a closed syllable.
Analysis
Form:
ehëlèkhikèchik
Structure:
ye-ëlèkhikè-t-ik
Meaning:
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