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Lenape Talking Dictionary

By English WORD or PHRASE

By Lenape WORD or PHRASE

Detailed Entry Information

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English:he is waiting
Lenape:pèhëwe [via]

Sample Sentences

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English:The snow is waiting.
Lenape:Pèhëwe na kun.

Comments

/w/ is elided in final position after a vowel.

The expression Pèhëwe në kun - The snow is waiting, means that there are places with snow here and there on the ground and are very slow to melt away because it is waiting for more snow to fall.

Analysis

Form:
pèhëwe
Structure:
pèhëwe-w
Meaning:
wait-3