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English:she carries him in her mouth (as a mother animal might do)

Lenape:tëntamao [vta]

English:The cat carries the kitten in her mouth.

Lenape:Na pushis tëntamao nèl pushitëta.

/wa/ is realized as /o/.
A third person prefix /w-/ is implied but not expressed overtly.

Form:

tëntamao

Structure:

tëntam-a-w-a

Meaning:

carry.in.mouth-dir-3-obv