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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
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