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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
he cuts open his belly
Lenape:
pwëchehoo [vta]
Comments
Prefix /w-/ metathesizes with /p/.
/wa/ is realized as /o (in two places).
Analysis
Form:
pwëchehoo
Structure:
w-pëchehw-a-w-a
Meaning:
3-cut.belly-dir-3-obv