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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
they found it; they found those
Lenape:
mòxkamëneyo [vti]
Comments
/w/ metathesizes with /m/ and the resulting /wà/ sequence is realized
as /ò/.
/wa/ of the plural suffix is realized as /o/, and /w/ is elided in final position after a vowel.
Analysis
Form:
mòxkamëneyo
Structure:
w-màxkam-ne-waw
Meaning:
3-find.it-inan-3pl