Detailed Entry Information

English:he loves her

Lenape:tòholao [vta]

English:The young woman loves him.

Lenape:Na skixkwe tòholao.

wdahoolaawoll [1760] he loves him
oohtahoalauwul [1824] he loves her

/w/ metathesizes with /t/.
The resulting /wà/ sequence is realized as /ò/.
Word-final /wa/ is also realized as /o/.

Form:

tòholao

Structure:

w-t-àhol-a-w-a

Meaning:

3-MP-love-dir-3-obv