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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
they did not pick up the little one
Lenape:
wètënatiwaiyo (w. neg.) [vta]
Comments
If the expected underlying form given here is correct, the surface realization is irregular.
Analysis
Form:
ku wètënatiwaiyo
Structure:
ku w-wètën-a-ti-w-w-waw-a
Meaning:
not 3-pick.up-dir-dim-neg-3-3pl-obv