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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:they look at him
Lenape:pwënawoo [vta]

Comments

Prefix /w-/ metathesizes with root-initial /p/.
/ww/ coalesces to a single occurrence /w/.
Both sequences of /wa/ are realized as /o/.

Analysis

Form:
pwënawoo
Structure:
w-pënaw-waw-a
Meaning:
3-look.at.one-dir-3-3pl-obv