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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:bees
Lenape:amëweyok [na]

Historical Example

amó¶ewak [1760] wasps

Comments

/wa/ in realized as /o/.
/y/ is inserted as a transition sound between the resulting /e/ and /o/.

Analysis

Form:
amëweyok
Structure:
amëwew-ak
Meaning:
bee-pl.anim