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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
he is hairless; he is bare (i.e., not having hair; cp. /supsu/ he is bare, i.e., without clothes)
Lenape:
pàmpiwsu [via]
Comments
Unstressed /ë/ is elided.
/iw/ is realized as /u/.
Analysis
Form:
pàmpiwsu
Structure:
pàmpiw-ësi-w
Meaning:
be.hairless-vb-3