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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 urinates
Lenape:shkih [via]

Comments

Unstressed /ë/ is elided.
/w/ is idiosyncratically devoiced and realized as /h/.
Note: the expected realization of /iw/ as /u/ does not occur.

Analysis

Form:
shkih
Structure:
shëki-w
Meaning:
urinate-3