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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 fetches him
Lenape:nolao [vta]

Comments

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

Analysis

Form:
nolao
Structure:
w-nal-a-w-a
Meaning:
3-fetch-dir-3-obv