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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
he is wrinkled
Lenape:
pisëlësu [via]
Historical Example
Peesilisoo [1824] wrinkled; shrivelled
Comments
/ë/ of the verbal suffix is raised to /ì/ before /s/ and carries stress.
/iw/ is realized as /u/.
Analysis
Form:
pisëlìsu
Structure:
pisël-ësi-w
Meaning:
wrinkled-vb-3