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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
he is fattening it (e.g., an animal or fowl)
Lenape:
wisuhe [via]
Comments
This is a secondary formation with /wisu/ taken as a base: /wisu/ from /wisi-w/ "he is fat" with /iw/ realized as /u/.
/w/ is elided in final position after a vowel.
Analysis
Form:
wisuhe
Structure:
wisu-he-w
Meaning:
fat-vb-3