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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 full (of food)
Lenape:kispu [via]

Sample Sentences

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English:Everyone who comes to help me can get full (of food).
Lenape:Wèmi awèn pèchi may wichëmite kàski kispu.

Comments

/iw/ is realized as /u/; the /w/ that precedes the resulting /u/ is absorbed by the vowel.

Analysis

Form:
kispu
Structure:
kispwi-w
Meaning:
be.full-3