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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 sings
Lenape:asuu [via]

Sample Sentences

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English:Who will sing?
Lenape:Awèn hèch xu asuu?
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English:Who is singing?
Lenape:Awèn hèch asuu?
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English:Who wants to sing?
Lenape:Awèn hèch kahta asuu?

Comments

/iw/ is realized as /u/.
/w/ is elided between the two occurrences of /u/.

Analysis

Form:
asuu
Structure:
asuw-i-w
Meaning:
sing-vb-3