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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:they brought it
Lenape:pwètuneyo [vti]

Comments

Prefix /w-/ metathesizes with /p/.
/wa/ is realized as /o/, and /w/ is elided in final position after a vowel.

Analysis

Form:
pwètuneyo
Structure:
w-pètu-ne-waw
Meaning:
3-bring.it-inan-3pl