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Lenape Talking Dictionary

By English WORD or PHRASE

By Lenape WORD or PHRASE

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English:she suckles him
Lenape:nuhëlao [vta]

Comments

/w/ metathesizes with /n/ and is absorbed by /u/.
/wa/ is realized as /o/.

Analysis

Form:
nuhëlao
Structure:
w-nuhël-a-w-a
Meaning:
3-nurse-dir-3-obv