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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:his/her mother
Lenape:kòhèsa [na]

Sample Sentences

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English:The man told his mother I might go to town.
Lenape:Na lënu tëlao kohèsa konaèt utènink nta.
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English:John's mother is named Eliza.
Lenape:Na John kohèsa luwènsu Eliza.
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English:His mother is standing.
Lenape:Kohèsa nipu.

Historical Example

kahoeesal [1760] his mother

Comments

/w/ metathesizes with /k/ and the resulting /wa/ sequence is realized as /o/

Analysis

Form:
kòhèsa
Structure:
w-kahes-a
Meaning:
3-mother-obv