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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 swims
Lenape:ashëwìl [via]

Sample Sentences

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English:The man stops swimming.
Lenape:Ala ashëwil na lënu.
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English:The man swam.
Lenape:Ashëwil na lënu.

Historical Example

aaschuwil [1755] to swim

Comments

/w/ is elided in final position after consonants other than /h/ or /k/.

Analysis

Form:
ashëwìhl
Structure:
ashëwìhl-w
Meaning:
swim-3