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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
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