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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:those are yellow (inan.)
Lenape:wisaeyo [vii]

Comments

/w/ is elided between vowels.
/wa/ is realized as /o/.
/y/ is inserted as a transition sound between /e/ and /o/.

Analysis

Form:
wisaeyo
Structure:
wisaw-e-w-a
Meaning:
be.yellow-vb-3-pl.inan