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Lenape Talking Dictionary

By English WORD or PHRASE

By Lenape WORD or PHRASE

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English:his mother-in-law
Lenape:sùkwisa [na]

Comments

/w/ metathesizes with root-initial /s/ and is absorbed by /ù/.

Analysis

Form:
sùkwisa
Structure:
w-sùkwis-a
Meaning:
3-mother-in-law-obv