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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
he is wearing overshoes
Lenape:
pitaòksënahëma [via]
Comments
Weak /h/ is elided and /wà/ is realized as /ò/.
/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /h/ and /m/.
/w/ is elided in final position after a vowel.
Analysis
Form:
pitaòksënahëma
Structure:
pitaw-hàksën-a-hm-a-w
Meaning:
double-show-pl.inan-MP-vb-3