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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 owns him; he dominates him
Lenape:wënihëlalao [vta]

Comments

/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /w/ and /n/.
/wa/ is realized as /o/.

Analysis

Form:
wënihëlalao
Structure:
w-nihëlal-a-w-a
Meaning:
3-own-dir-3-obv