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Lenape Talking Dictionary

By English WORD or PHRASE

By Lenape WORD or PHRASE

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English:he is running (in this direction) away from something
Lenape:pèt'shimu [via]

Comments

/iw/ is realized as /u/, absorbing the preceding /w/.

Analysis

Form:
pètshimu
Structure:
pèt-shimwi-w
Meaning:
this.way-run.from-3