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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
he fears him; he is afraid of him
Lenape:
kòxao [vta]
Comments
/w/ metathesizes with /k/ and is absorbed by the following vowel.
/wa/ is realized as /o/.
Analysis
Form:
kòxao
Structure:
w-kòx-a-w-a
Meaning:
3-fear-dir-3-obv