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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
he flutters his wings (as a young bird would); he takes a dust bath (as birds do)
Lenape:
pëpàmhu [via]
Comments
/iw/ is realized as /u/, absorbing the preceding /w/.
Analysis
Form:
pëpàmhu
Structure:
pëpàmhwi-w
Meaning:
flutter-3