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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
he did not give him
Lenape:
mwilaio (w. neg.) [vta]
Comments
/w/ metathesizes with /m/.
/w/ of the negative suffix is elided between vowels.
/wa/ is realized as /o/.
Analysis
Form:
ku mwilaio
Structure:
ku w-mil-a-wi-w-a
Meaning:
not 3-give-dir-neg-3-obv