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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
it looks clean
Lenape:
pilinakòt [vii]
Comments
The syllable /ëli/, partially repeating the previous syllable, is idiosyncratically dropped.
/wa/ is realized as /o/, and the vowel is laxed in a closed syllable.
Analysis
Form:
pilinakòt
Structure:
pili-ëlinakwa-t
Meaning:
clean-look-inan