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Etymology
- /wink-/ : like
- /-ël/ abstract animate intransitive suffix
- /-w/ : 3rd person suffix
Verb
winkël (plural winkëluk) (vai)
- he/she/it (animate) tastes good, is tasty
Winkël wa tipas.- This chicken tastes good
Winkëluk hèch yuki apëlishàk?- Are these apples tasty?
References
- Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005) “winkël”, in Leneaux, Grant, Whritenour, Raymond, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project