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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
you beat him (as in a game)
Lenape:
ksihò [vta]
Comments
/kk/ coalesces to a single occurrence /k/.
Unstressed /ë/ is elided.
/wa/ is realized as /o/ and is laxed in a closed syllable.
/w/ is elided in final position after a vowel; the preceding vowel, now in final position, remains laxed.
Analysis
Form:
ksihò
Structure:
k-ksihëw-a-w
Meaning:
2-win-dir-3