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Lenape Talking Dictionary

By English WORD or PHRASE

By Lenape WORD or PHRASE

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English:he gathers chips of wood
Lenape:òhshèxahkòhe [via]

Comments

/wa/ is realized as /o/.
Weak /à/ becomes /ah/ before a consonant followed by a vowel.
/w/ is elided in final position after a vowel.

Analysis

Form:
òhshèxahkòhe
Structure:
òhshèxàkw-a-he-w
Meaning:
chip.of.wood-pl-vb-3