ahpu hàch awèn kèski shëshewanahkwit

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Etymology

From ahpu (“he is here”, third-person present indicative) +‎ hàch (question) +‎ awèn (“someone, anyone”) +‎ kèski (“to be able to”) +‎ shëshewanahkwit (“English is what he speaks”), literally “Is there someone here [who is] able to speak English?”.

Phrase

ahpu hàch awèn kèski shëshewanahkwit?

  1. does anyone here speak English?

References

  • Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005) Leneaux, Grant, Whritenour, Raymond, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project
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