Detailed Entry Information

English:he cleanses himself

Lenape:pilihao hòkaya [vta]

Comments

/wa/ is realized as /o/
A third person prefix /w-/ is assumed but not expressed overtly.
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/w/ metathesizes with /h/; the resulting /wà/ sequence is realized as /ò/.

Analysis

Form:

pilihao hòkaya

Structure:

pilih-a-w-a w-hàkay-a

Meaning:

cleanse-dir-3-obv 3-self-obv