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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:thunder; it thunders
Lenape:pèthakhòn [vii]

Historical Example

Pajackok [1648] thunder
Paathokhun [1824]

Comments

Inanimate /-ne/ is realized as /-n/ in final position.
/wa/ is realized as /o/ and is laxed in a closed syllable.

Analysis

Form:
pèthakhòn
Structure:
pèthakhwa-ne
Meaning:
thunder-inan