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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 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