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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 looked at him from there
Lenape:wënchi pwënao [vta]

Comments

Prefix /w-/ metathesizes with /p/.
/wa/ is realized as /o/.

Analysis

Form:
wënchi pwënao
Structure:
wënchi w-pën-a-w-a
Meaning:
from 3-look.at.dir-3-obv