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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 blows on him
Lenape:putalao [vta]

Comments

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

Analysis

Form:
putalao
Structure:
w-putal-a-w-a
Meaning:
3-blow.on.one-dir-3-obv