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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 bothers him
Lenape:nochihao

Comments

/w/ metathesizes with root-initial /h/.
The resulting /wa/ sequence is realized as /o/, as is the final /wa/ sequence.

Analysis

Form:
nochihao
Structure:
w-nachih-a-w-a
Meaning:
3-bother-dir-3-obv