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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 does not think of him; he forsakes him; he forgets him
Lenape:punelëmao [vta]

Comments

Prefix /w-/ metathesizes with /p/ and is absorbed by the following /u/.
/wa/ is realized as /o/.

Analysis

Form:
punelëmao
Structure:
w-punelëm-a-w-a
Meaning:
3-forget-dir-3-obv