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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
they are dirty
Lenape:
nisksuwàk [via]
Comments
Unstressed /ë/ is elided.
/iw/ is realized as /u/.
An unrelated /w/ is inserted as a transition sound between /u/ and /à/.
Analysis
Form:
nisksuwàk
Structure:
nisk-ësi-w-àk
Meaning:
dirty-vb-3-pl.anim