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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:horsefly
Lenape:sësaw [na]

Historical Example

Susaoo [1824] Horse fly

Comments

/h/ is idiosyncratically dropped from the singular although retained in the plural /sìsahuk/.

Analysis

Form:
sìsaw
Structure:
sìsahw
Meaning:
horsefly