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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:if you people help each other
Lenape:wichëntièkwe [vta]

Comments

Unsressed /ë/ of the reciprocal suffix is elided.
Root-final /m/ assimilates to /t/ and is realized as /n/.
/y is inserted as a transition sound between /i/ and /è/,

Analysis

Form:
wichëntiyèkwe
Structure:
wichëm-ëti-èkw-e
Meaning:
help.one-recip-2pl-subjnt