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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 leaves it alone; he does not bother it
Lenape:punitun [vti]

Comments

Prefix /w-/ metathesizes with /p/ and is absorbed by the following /u/.
Inanimate /-ne/ is realized as /-n/ in final position.

Analysis

Form:
punitun
Structure:
w-punitu-ne
Meaning:
3-leave.alone-inan