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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
he cut it for him
Lenape:
kwishkshëmao [vta]
Comments
The /w/ prefix metathesizes with the /k/ of the root.
/wa/ is realized as /o/.
Analysis
Form:
kwishkshëmao
Structure:
w-kishkshëm-a-w-a
Meaning:
3-cut.it.-dir-3-obv