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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:their older sister
Lenape:mwisëwoo [na]

Comments

/w/ metathesizes with /m/.
/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /s/ and /w/.
Two sequences of /wa/ are realized as /o/.
An unrelated /w/ is inserted before the first /o/.

Analysis

Form:
mwisëwoo
Structure:
w-mis-waw-a
Meaning:
3-older.sister-3pl-obv