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Lenape Talking Dictionary

By English WORD or PHRASE

By Lenape WORD or PHRASE

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English:he taught him
Lenape:uwatëlao [vta]

Comments

/ë/ is rounded to /u/ after /w/, absorbing the conditioning sound.
/wa/ is realized as /o/.

Analysis

Form:
uwatëlao
Structure:
w-ëwatël-a-w-a
Meaning:
3-teach-dir-3-obv