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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 tried to eat
Lenape:kwëchi mitsu [via]

Comments

/w/ metathesizes with /k/ and is absorbed by the following /w/.
--o--
/iw/ is realized as /u/.

Analysis

Form:
kwëchi mitsu
Structure:
w-kwëchi mitsi-w
Meaning:
3-try eat-3