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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
I met him
Lenape:
nakiskào [vta]
Historical Example
cp- nagiisgawoop [1760] I met him
Comments
This means to meet up with someone, like on a road or in town.
/nn/ coalesces to a single occurrence /n/.
/wa/ is realized as /o/.
/w/ is elided in final position after a vowel.
Stress falls on the ante-penultimate.
Analysis
Form:
nakiskào
Structure:
n-nakiskàw-a-w
Meaning:
1-meet-dir-3