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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 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