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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
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