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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:I smelled him so long that I no longer can smell him
Lenape:mpusiao [vta]

Comments

/n/ assimilates to /p/ and is realized as /m/.
/wa/ is realized as /o/, and /w/ is elided in final position after a vowel.

Analysis

Form:
mpusiao
Structure:
n-pusiaw-a-w
Meaning:
1-smell.too.much-dir-3