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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 drumming; he beats a drum; he is drumming on something {P}
Lenape:puhënëma {P} [via]
Associated image for entry 'he is drumming; he beats a drum; he is drumming on something {P}'

Comments

He is drumming on a traditional water drum.

/w/ is elided in final position after a vowel.

Analysis

Form:
puhënëma
Structure:
puhënëma-w
Meaning:
drum-3