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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: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