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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:he takes him home
Lenape:mòchalao [vta]

Comments

/w/ metathesizes with /m/ and the resulting /wa/ is realized as /o/; word-final /wa/ is also realized as /o/.

Analysis

Form:
mòchalao
Structure:
w-machal-a-w-a
Meaning:
3-take.home-dir-3-obv