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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:they stood him up
Lenape:wënipalawoo [vta]

Comments

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

Analysis

Form:
wënipalawoo
Structure:
w-nipal-a-w-waw-a
Meaning:
3-stand.up-dir-3-3pl-obv