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Lenape Talking Dictionary

By English WORD or PHRASE

By Lenape WORD or PHRASE

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English:among the mountains
Lenape:òhchuwike [vii]

Comments

/iw/ is realized as /u/; /w/ is retained as a transition sound.
/w/ is elided in final position after a vowel.
Note: this form could refer to a house among the mountains (inan.)
or to people living or traveling among the mountains (anim.)

Analysis

Form:
òhchuwike
Structure:
òhchiw-ike-w
Meaning:
mountain-be.among-3