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Lenape Talking Dictionary

By English WORD or PHRASE

By Lenape WORD or PHRASE

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English:he has little wings
Lenape:tànkilunkòne [via]

Comments

/ë/ is raised to /i/ between /k/ and /l/.
/w/ is elided in final position after a vowel.

Analysis

Form:
tànkilunkòne
Structure:
tànk-ëlunkòn-e-w
Meaning:
small-wing-vb-3