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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
he speaks badly to him
Lenape:
mòttunhalao [vta]
Comments
/w/ metathesizes with /m/ and the resulting /wà/ sequence is realized as /ò/.
An additional /wa/ sequence is also realized as /o/.
Analysis
Form:
mòttunhalao
Structure:
w-màt-tun-hal-a-w-a
Meaning:
3-bad-mouth-vb-dir-3-obv