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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 looks clean
Lenape:pilinakwsu [via]

Comments

The syllable /ëli/, partially repeating the previous syllable, is idiosyncratically dropped.
Unstressed /ë/ is elided.
/iw/ is realized as /u/.

Analysis

Form:
pilinakwsu
Structure:
pili-ëlinakw-ësi-w
Meaning:
clean-look-vb-3