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