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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
he stopped him
Lenape:
nòkënao
Comments
/w/ metathesizes with root-initial /n/ and the resulting /wa/ sequence is realized as /o/, as is the word-final /wa/ sequence.
Analysis
Form:
nòkënao
Structure:
w-nakën-a-w-a
Meaning:
3-stop.one-dir-3-obv