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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 eats them (such as rabbits)
Lenape:muhòòk [vta]

Comments

Initial /w/ metathesizes with /m/ and the resulting /wë/ is realized as /u/.
Two sequences of /wa/ are realized as /ò/.

Analysis

Form:
muhòòk
Structure:
w-mëhw-a-w-ak
Meaning:
3-eat-dir-3-pl.anim