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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 bumps his head
Lenape:chòkàntpèxin [vta]

Comments

/w/ metathesizes with /ch/.
The resulting /wa/ sequence is realized as /o/.
/-ne/ is realized as /-n/ in final position.

Analysis

Form:
chòkàntpèxin
Structure:
w-chakantpexi-ne
Meaning:
3-bump.head-3