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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 knocked him out by hitting him on the head
Lenape:pwëlpitehoo [vta]

Comments

Prefix /w-/ metathesizes with /p/.
/wa/ is realized as /o/ (in two places).

Analysis

Form:
pwëlpitehoo
Structure:
w-pëlpitehw-a-w-a
Meaning:
3-knock.on.head-dir-3-obv