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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
he spit on him
Lenape:
sùkhòlao [vta]
Comments
Prefix /w/ metathesizes with /s/ and is absorbed by the following vowel.
/wà/ is realized as /ò/, and /wa/ is realized as /o/.
Analysis
Form:
sùkhòlao
Structure:
w-sùkhwàl-a-w-a
Meaning:
3-spit-dir-3-obv