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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 are playing jackstraws
Lenape:selahtinalëtuwàk [via]

Comments

/iw/ is realized as /u/.
An unrelated /w/ is inserted as a transition sound between /u/ and /à/.

Analysis

Form:
selahtinalìtuwàk
Structure:
selahtinalìti-w-àk
Meaning:
like.jackstraws-3-pl.anim