Detailed Entry Information

English:goose (domestic) [lit- white fowl]

Lenape:òpsuwihële [na]

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Comments

/w/ is inserted as a transition sound between /u/ and /i/.
/w/ is elided in final position after a vowel.
Note: /òpsu/ from underlying /òp-ësi-w/ "he is white" is taken as the base.

Analysis

Form:

òpsuwihële

Structure:

òpsu-i-hëlew

Meaning:

white-cnct-fowl