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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 sleeps
Lenape:kawi

Sample Sentences

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English:The black cat is asleep.
Lenape:Kawi na sëksit pushis.
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English:He must want to sleep.
Lenape:Kahta èt kawi.
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English:He wants to sleep.
Lenape:Kahta hùnt kawi.
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English:Go to sleep.
Lenape:Kahta kawi.

Historical Example

Cavinn [1648] to lie down

Comments

/w/ is elided in final position as expected;
the usual realization of /iw/ as /u/ is blocked by the preceding /w/

Analysis

Form:
kawi
Structure:
kawi-w
Meaning:
sleep-3