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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:they know it
Lenape:uwatuneyo [vti]

Sample Sentences

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English:Everyone knows about it.
Lenape:Wèmi awènik uwatuneyo.

Comments

/ë/ is rounded to /u/ after /w/, absorbing the conditioning sound.
/wa/ is realized as /o/, and /w/ is elided in final position after a vowel.
/y/ is inserted as a transition sound between /e/ and /o/.

Analysis

Form:
uwatuneyo
Structure:
w-ëwatu-ne-waw
Meaning:
3-know.it-inan-3pl