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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:he knows it
Lenape:watun [vti]

Sample Sentences

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English:I want to know it.
Lenape:Nkata watun. {DN}
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English:That is all that I know.
Lenape:Nal në shëk ntëli watun.

Comments

/ë/ is rounded to /u/ after /w/, absorbing the conditioning sound.
Inanimate /-ne/ is realized as /-n/ in final position.

Analysis

Form:
watun
Structure:
w-ëwatu-ne
Meaning:
3-know.it-inan