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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: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