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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
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