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Lenape Talking Dictionary

By English WORD or PHRASE

By Lenape WORD or PHRASE

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English:he swims a long way
Lenape:ohëlëmashuwìl [via]

Comments

/w/ is elided in final position after a consonant other than /k/ or /h/.

Analysis

Form:
ohëlëmashuwìl
Structure:
ohëlëm-ashuwìl-3
Meaning:
be.far-swim-3