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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:cleanliness; chastity
Lenape:pilsëwakàn [ni]

Comments

/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /s/ and /w/.
Note: the expected realization of /wa/ as /o/ does not occur in compounding following a weak vowel.

Analysis

Form:
pilsëwakàn
Structure:
pil-s-wakàn
Meaning:
clean-vb-noun