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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:gray shoes
Lenape:wipunkhòksëna [ni]

Comments

/w/ metathesizes with /h/.
The resulting /wà/ sequence is realized as /ò/.

Analysis

Form:
wipunkhòksëna
Structure:
wipunkw-hàksën-a
Meaning:
gray-shoe-pl.inan