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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:their heads
Lenape:wilëwoo [ni]

Comments

/ww/ coalesces to a single occurrence /w/.
/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /l/ and /w/.
Both /wa/ sequences are realized as /o/.
An unrelated /w/ is inserted as a transition sound between /ë/ and the first /o/.

Analysis

Form:
wilëwoo
Structure:
w-wil-waw-a
Meaning:
3-head-3pl-pl.inan