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Lenape Talking Dictionary

By English WORD or PHRASE

By Lenape WORD or PHRASE

Detailed Entry Information

English:there are many Delawares here
Lenape:xaheli lënapeyòk ahpuwàk yu tali [via]

Comments

/wà/ is realized as /ò/.
--o--
/iw/ is realized as /u/; an unrelated /w/ is inserted between /u/ and /à/.

Analysis

Form:
xaheli lënapeyòk ahpuwàk yu tali
Structure:
xaheli lënapew-àk ahpi-w-àk yu tali
Meaning:
many Delaware-pl.anim exist-3-pl.anim this place