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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
they are wearing overshoes
Lenape:
pitaòksënahëmaòk [via]
Comments
Weak /h/ is elided.
/wà/ is realized as /ò/ (in two places).
/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /h/ and /m/.
Analysis
Form:
pitaòksënahëmaòk
Structure:
pitaw-hàksën-a-hm-a-w-àk
Meaning:
double-shoe-pl.inan-MP-vb-3-pl.anim