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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: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