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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:young man (obv.)
Lenape:skìnuwa [na]

Comments

/w/ is inserted as a transition sound between /u/ and /a/.
Note: the obviative form is used to distinguish two third persons:

/wëneyoo skinuwa/ "he (one person) saw him (another person)"
w-new-a-w-a skinu-a
3-see-dir-3-obv young.man-obv

Analysis

Form:
skìnuwa
Structure:
skìnu-a
Meaning:
young.man-obv