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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:I struck at him but missed
Lenape:mpalhiteho [vta]

Comments

/n/ assimilates to /p/ and is realized as /m/.
/wa/ is realized as /o/.
/w/ is elided in final position after a vowel.

Analysis

Form:
mpalhiteho
Structure:
n-palhitehw-a-w
Meaning:
1-strike.but.miss-dir-3