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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 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