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Lenape Talking Dictionary

By English WORD or PHRASE

By Lenape WORD or PHRASE

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English:man who is a father
Lenape:wètuxwit [via]

Comments

The IC prefix metathesizes with /w/, dropping /y/ and realizing /eë/ as /è/.

Analysis

Form:
wètuxwit
Structure:
ye-wë-t-ux-wi-t
Meaning:
IC-redup-MP-father-vb-3conj