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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 looks at him
Lenape:pwënao [vta]

Comments

Prefix /w-/ metathesizes with root-initial /p/.
/wa/ is realized as /o/.
Note: Since other forms of this verb clearly require /-pënaw-/ as the root, it is convenient to think of the direction marker and object suffix as part of the root, thus requiring only the obviative marker.

Analysis

Form:
pwënao
Structure:
w-pënaw-a
Meaning:
3-look.at.one-obv