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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 looked at it for him
Lenape:pwënamaon [vta]

Comments

Prefix /w-/ metathesizes with /p/.
/wa/ is realized as /o/.
Inanimate /-ne/ is realized as /-n/ in final position.

Analysis

Form:
pwënamaon
Structure:
w-pënamaw-a-ne
Meaning:
3-look.for.one-dir-inan