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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 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