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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:they cry; they bawl; they all howl together
Lenape:mëlimhòtuwàk [via]

Comments

/w/ metathesizes with /h/; the resulting /wà/ sequence is realized as /ò/.
/iw/ is realized as /u/; an unrelated /w/ is inserted as a transition sound between the resulting /u/ and /à/.

Analysis

Form:
mëlimhòtuwàk
Structure:
mëlimw-hàti-w-àk
Meaning:
cry-together-3-pl.anim