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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
he throws water on him
Lenape:
nuskënëpalao [vta]
Comments
/w/ metathesizes with /n/ and is absorbed by the following vowel.
/wa/ is realized as /o/.
Analysis
Form:
nuskënëpalao
Structure:
w-nuskënëpal-a-w-a
Meaning:
3-throw.water-dir-3-obv