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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 went in a group
Lenape:wichewtuwàk [via]

Comments

Unstressed /ë/ is elided.
/iw/ is realized as /u/.
An unrelated /w/ in inserted as a transition sound between /u/ and /à/.

Analysis

Form:
wichewtuwàk
Structure:
wichew-ëti-w-àk
Meaning:
go.with-recip-3-pl.anim