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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 has returned from hunting; he is returning from hunting
Lenape:apalai [via]

Comments

/w/ is elided in final position after a vowel.
Note: because of the diphthong /ai/, the /iw/ sequence does not mutate to /u/.

Analysis

Form:
apalai
Structure:
apalai-w
Meaning:
return-w