Toggle navigation
Getting Started
Lessons
Stories
Videos
Historical Examples
About Us
Contact Us
Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
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