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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
he catches him
Lenape:
tunao [vta]
Comments
Prefix /w-/ metathesizes with /t/ and is absorbed by the following vowel.
/wa/ is realized as /o/.
Analysis
Form:
tunao
Structure:
w-tun-a-w-a
Meaning:
3.catch-dir-3-obv