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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:they hid him
Lenape:kònhalawoo [vta]

Comments

/w/ metathesizes with /k/ and the resulting /wà/ sequence is realized as /ò/.
Both /wa/ sequences are realized as /o/, with the preceding /w/ retained as a transition sound.

Analysis

Form:
kònhalawoo
Structure:
w-kànhal-a-w-waw-a
Meaning:
3-hide-dir-3-3.pl-obv