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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 frightens him; he scared him
Lenape:wishalao [vta]

Historical Example

wischalawo [1770] he is frightened

Comments

/ww/ coalesces to a single occurrence /w/.
/wa/ is realized as /o/.

Analysis

Form:
wishalao
Structure:
w-wishal-a-w-a
Meaning:
3-frighten-dir-3-obv