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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:he is wrinkled
Lenape:pisëlësu [via]

Historical Example

Peesilisoo [1824] wrinkled; shrivelled

Comments

/ë/ of the verbal suffix is raised to /ì/ before /s/ and carries stress.
/iw/ is realized as /u/.

Analysis

Form:
pisëlìsu
Structure:
pisël-ësi-w
Meaning:
wrinkled-vb-3