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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 skins him (an animal)
Lenape:pòxinao [vti]

Comments

/w/ metathesizes with /p/ and the resulting /wà/ is realized as /ò/.
The final /wa/ sequence is similarly realized as /o/.

Analysis

Form:
pòxinao
Structure:
w-pàxin-a-w-a
Meaning:
3-skin-dir-3-obv