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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 whipped him
Lenape:sëkahtehoo [vta]

Comments

Both sequences of /wa/ are realized as /o/.
Note: a third person prefix /w-/ is implied but not expressed overtly.
See also /sèkayehoo/.

Analysis

Form:
sëkahtehoo
Structure:
sëkahtehw-a-w-a
Meaning:
whip-dir-3-obv