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Lenape Talking Dictionary

By English WORD or PHRASE

By Lenape WORD or PHRASE

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English:I hit him so hard that I made him dizzy
Lenape:nkionàskwèteho {DN} [vta]

Comments

/wa/ is realized as /o/, and /w/ is elided in final position after a vowel.
The final vowel of the first root is laxed as through in a closed syllable.

Analysis

Form:
nkionàskwèteho
Structure:
n-kionàskwe-tehw-a-w
Meaning:
1-be.dizzy-hit-dir-3