Detailed Entry Information

English:when it rains

Lenape:sukëlànke (w. enta)

Historical Example

sookelanke [1760] when it rains

Comments

Note: The /-k/ suffix can be interpreted as inanimate (following either a consonant or vowel) or as animate (following a consonant and assuming rain is an animate force).

Analysis

Form:

enta sukëlànke

Structure:

enta sukëlan-k-e

Meaning:

when rain-inan.conj-subjnt