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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
they fear them
Lenape:
kòxawoo [vta]
Comments
/w/ metathesizes with /k/ and and is absorbed by the following vowel.
/wa/ is realized as /o/ in two places; the remaining /w/ is retained as a transition sound.
Analysis
Form:
kòxawoo
Structure:
w-kòx-a-w-waw-a
Meaning:
3-fear-dir-3-3pl-obv