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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
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