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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
they are making a sound as they come this way
Lenape:
pèchimuwàk [via]
Comments
/iw/ is realized as /u/, absorbing the preceding /w/.
An unrelated /w/ is inserted as a transition sound beween /u/ and /à/.
Analysis
Form:
pèchimuwàk
Structure:
pèchi-mwi-w-àk
Meaning:
this.way-cry-3-pl.anim