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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
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