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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 smell him
Lenape:kwësiala

Comments

/kk/ coalesces to a single occurrence /k/.
/w/ is elided in final position after a vowel.
NOTE: Several Delaware verbs relate to smelling. This verb means to actively sniff something out as opposed to simply catching the smell of something.

Analysis

Form:
kwësiala
Structure:
k-kwësial-a-w
Meaning:
2-smell-dir-3