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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
they carry him
Lenape:
kwëlënawoo [vta]
Comments
/w/ metathesizes with /k/ and is absorbed by the following /w/.
/wa/ is realized as /o/ in two places, leaving the remaining /w/ as a transition sound.
Analysis
Form:
kwëlënawoo
Structure:
w-kwëlën-a-w-waw-a
Meaning:
3-carry-dir-3-3pl-obv