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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:apartment house (lit: living together house)
Lenape:wikhatuwikaon [ni]

Comments

/iw/ is realized as /u/.
An unrelated /w/ is inserted as a transition sound between /u/ and /i/.

Analysis

Form:
wikhatuwikaon
Structure:
wik-hati-w-i-kaon
Meaning:
dwell-all-3-cnct-house