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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
he bathed him
Lenape:
tòhixëmuhëlao [vta]
Sample Sentences
English:
He bathed the child.
Lenape:
Wtòxixëmuhëlao nèl mimënsa.
English:
He bathed the horse.
Lenape:
Wtòxixëmuhëlao nèl nehënaonkèsa.
Comments
Prefix /w-/ metathesizes with root-initial /t/, and the resulting /wà/ is realized as /ò/.
The final /wa/ sequence is realized as /o/.
Analysis
Form:
tòhixëmuhëlao
Structure:
w-tàhixëmuhël-a-w-a
Meaning:
3-bathe.one-dir-3-obv
