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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:she gathers berries; he picks up wampum in the Big House Church (a ceremony)
Lenape:mawënsu [via]

Comments

/iw/ is realized as /u/.

Analysis

Form:
mawënsu
Structure:
mawënsi-w
Meaning:
gather.berries-3