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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
flies (insects)
Lenape:
ucheyòk [na]
Historical Example
uutscheewak [1760] flies
Comments
/wà/ is realized as /ò/.
/y/ is inserted as a transition sound between /e/ and /ò/.
Analysis
Form:
ucheyòk
Structure:
uchew-àk
Meaning:
fly-pl.anim