këlaho

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Etymology

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From Proto-Algonquian [Term?].

  • /w-/ (prefix): third person prefix
  • /këlah/ (verb stem): trap it
  • /-a/ (suffix): direct theme marker
  • /(-w)/ : third person suffix
  • /(-a)/ : obviative suffix

Verb

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këlaho (animate transitive)

  1. (animate, transitive) he traps him
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References

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  • Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005) “këlaho”, in Leneaux, Grant, Whritenour, Raymond, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project