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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 gave him a disease
Lenape:mwëshihao [vta]

Comments

/w/ metathesizes with /m/.
/wa/ is realized as /o/.

Analysis

Form:
mwëshihao
Structure:
w-mëshih-a-w-a
Meaning:
3-give.disease-dir-3-obv