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Lenape Talking Dictionary

By English WORD or PHRASE

By Lenape WORD or PHRASE

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English:they think strangely of them
Lenape:chipelëmawoo

Comments

The /ww/ sequence is reduced to /w/
The two sequences of /wa/ are realized as /o/

Analysis

Form:
chipelëmawoo
Structure:
chipelëma-waw-waw
Meaning:
think.strangely.of-3pl-3pl