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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: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