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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:Shawnee Indians
Lenape:Shawnuwàk [na]

Comments

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

Analysis

Form:
shaonuwàk
Structure:
shawaniw-àk
Meaning:
Shawnee-pl.anim