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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
he is crawling
Lenape:
pëmùxkwsu [via]
Comments
/ë/ of the root is rounded to /ù/ between /m/ and /x/.
Unstressed /ë/ of the verbal suffix is elided.
/iw/ is realized as /u/.
Analysis
Form:
pëmùxsu
Structure:
pëmëx-ësi-w
Meaning:
crawl-vb-3