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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
they come
Lenape:
peyòk [via]
Sample Sentences
English:
Those two young men came.
Lenape:
Peyok nèki nisha skinuwàk.
Historical Example
pewak [1755] they come
Comments
The /a/ of this verb mutates to /e/ before third person /-w/.
/wà/ is realized as /ò/.
Analysis
Form:
peyòk
Structure:
pa-w-àk
Meaning:
come-3-pl.anim
