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Lenape Talking Dictionary

By English WORD or PHRASE

By Lenape WORD or PHRASE

Detailed Entry Information

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English:he woke him up; he awakens him
Lenape:tukënao [vta]

Comments

Prefix /w/ metathesizes with /t/ and is absorbed by /u/.
/wa/ is realized as /o/.

Analysis

Form:
tukënao
Structure:
w-tukën-a-w-a
Meaning:
3-wake.one-dir-3-obv